Chance favors only the prepared mind.

Le hasard ne favorise que les esprits préparés.

Louis Pasteur

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Topic

Preparation Fortune

Author

Louis Pasteur

Medium

Lecture

Language

French

Time

1854 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Scientist

From

France Europe

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Citation

Pasteur, Louis. Speech in Douai. On the occasion of the solemn installation of the Faculty of Arts of Douai and the Faculty of Sciences of Lille. 7 Dec. 1854, Douai, France.

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For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: "It might have been!"

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The road not taken Regrets

Author

John Greenleaf Whittier
Source
Maud Muller
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1856 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

Wittier, John Greenleaf. "Maud Muller." The Panorama and Other Poems. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1856, st. 53.

Current Citation

Wittier, John Greenleaf. "Maud Muller." John Greenleaf Whittier: Selected Poems. Library of America, 2004.

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It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eyes.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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What really matters The heart Perception Reason and emotion
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Fox

Author

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Source
The Little Prince
Language
French
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

De Saint-Exupery, Antoine. Le Petit Prince [The Little Prince]. Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943, ch. 21.