One of the best things about love is just recognizing a man's step when he climbs the stairs.

Colette

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Topic

Lifelong love Love

Author

Colette

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

French

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Colette. Looking Backwards. Peter Owen, 1975.

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Another quote from the 1940s

A lie keeps growing and growing, until it's as plain as the nose on your face.

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Lies
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The Blue Fairy
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Film
Genre
Animation (film) Musical (film) Animation Musical
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1940 1940s 20th century
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Pinocchio. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske, Walt Disney Productions, 1940.

Another quote about Love

My beloved is mine, and I am his.

Song of Solomon 2:16

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Devotion Love Relationships
Source
Song of Solomon The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
965 BC 960s BC 10th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Song of Solomon 2:16).

Another quote from 1941

Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Pearl Harbor World War II
Speaker
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. "Day of Infamy." US Congress meeting. 8 Dec. 1941, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Another quote originally in French

To laugh is proper to man.

Francois Rabelais

Gargantua and Pantagruel

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Topic
Laughter

Author

Francois Rabelais
Source
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Medium
Novel
Genre
Satirical fiction Satire
Language
French
Time
1534 1530s 16th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Rabelais, Francois [published as Alcofribas Nasier]. Les horribles et épouvantables faits et prouesses du très renommé Pantagruel Roi des Dipsodes, fils du Grand Géant Gargantua [The Horrible and Terrifying Deeds and Words of the Very Renowned Pantagruel King of the Dipsodes, Son of the Great Giant Gargantua]. Vol. 1, 1532, bk. 1, prefatory note.

Current Citation

Rabelais, Francois. Gargantua & Pantagruel. Dover Publications, 2016, bk. 1, prefatory note.