Darwin wasn't just provocative in saying that we descend from the apes - he didn't go far enough. We are apes in every way, from our long arms and tailless bodies to our habits and temperament.
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[Fr., L'indolence est le sommeil des esprits.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.
[Fr., Il est difficile d'estimer quelq... LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES There is nothing one sees oftener than the ridiculous and
magnificent, such close neighbors that th... BERNARD DE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it inflames the great. ROGER DE RABUTIN DE BUSSY The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES Obscurity is the realm of error.
[Fr., L'obscurite est le royaume de l'erreur.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES Clearness ornaments profound thoughts.
[Fr., La clarte orne les pensees profondes.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES An optimist is a man who plant two acorns and buy a hammock. JEAN DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers.
[Fr., La clarte est la bonne foi des philosophes.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.
[Fr., Les merchants sont toujours sur... LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES Prosperity makes few friends.
[Fr., La proserite fait peu d'amis.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
[Fr., Le fruit du travail est le plus d... LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES Clearness ornaments profound thoughts. LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES The conscience of the dying belies their life. LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish. LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures. LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it is a proof that it should be rejected. LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES Prosperity makes few friends. LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES The maxims of men reveal their characters. LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES To execute great things, one should live as though one would never die. LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES Do not hold everything as gold which shines like gold. ALANUS DE INSULUS (ALAIN DE L'ISLE) Who knows but that hereafter some traveller like myself will sit
down upon the banks of the Seine, ... CONSTANTIN FRANCOIS DE CHASSEBEOUF DE VOLNEY When we have not what we love, we must love what we have.
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TATIANA DE ROSNAY Italy has changed. But Rome is Rome. ROBERT DE NIRO Well concerning the world records that I did, I think it helps a lot to me, yeah. I think it's a... INGE DE BRUIJN I always think it's because of you know hard work, hard training. And if Susie's training ha... INGE DE BRUIJN And I mean I never doubt anybody's record. INGE DE BRUIJN I love to smile. INGE DE BRUIJN Ballyhoo is for your classic girl, who is fun and fearless. This is for the girl who is not afraid t... INDIA DE BEAUFORT You're a smaller fish in the U.S. There's just so many more TV shows, and actors, and actres... INDIA DE BEAUFORT I had no interest in being an actress what so ever, and when I was about 14 or 15, I was signed to a... INDIA DE BEAUFORT I'm a big fan of people like Rachel Bilson and Kate Bosworth. I think they're so chic and ha... INDIA DE BEAUFORT My dream evening is wearing my sweatpants, eating something delicious and watching TV with my boyfri... INDIA DE BEAUFORT My style is quite clean, vintage, and almost French in a way. INDIA DE BEAUFORT School was rough for me. I was a good student in middle school, but high school wasn't so fun. I... INDIA DE BEAUFORT Every trend in my high school was terrible! I used to wear my hair in a tight bun and let two long p... INDIA DE BEAUFORT I remember my first actor that I really, really fell in love with was Tom Hanks. I suppose when I wa... IAIN DE CAESTECKER When I was younger, me and my brother got a video camera, and he used to direct and I used to act. W... IAIN DE CAESTECKER Always just remember that you can never know all; you're always going to be learning; there'... IAIN DE CAESTECKER I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise. CHARLES DE MONTESQUIEU The less men think, the more they talk. CHARLES DE MONTESQUIEU Liberty is the right to do what the law permits. CHARLES DE MONTESQUIEU There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name o... CHARLES DE MONTESQUIEU I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy ... MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally de... MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE 'Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE My trade and art is to live. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE