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"The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was taken by the refined and intimate pursuits of peace and civilization."
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"How far the existence of the Academy has influenced French literature, either for good or for evil, is an extremely dubious question."
Evil
"The amateur is very rare in French literature - as rare as he is common in our own."
Literature
"Discretion is not the better part of biography."
Biography
"When the French nation gradually came into existence among the ruins of the Roman civilization in Gaul, a new language was at the same time slowly evolved."
Time
"The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion."
Peace
"In sheer genius Pascal ranks among the very greatest writers who have lived upon this earth. And his genius was not simply artistic; it displayed itself no less in his character and in the quality of his thought."
Quality
"But Racine's extraordinary powers as a writer become still more obvious when we consider that besides being a great poet he is also a great psychologist."
Being
"In the literature of France Moliere occupies the same kind of position as Cervantes in that of Spain, Dante in that of Italy, and Shakespeare in that of England. His glory is more than national - it is universal."
Literature
"English dramatic literature is, of course, dominated by Shakespeare; and it is almost inevitable that an English reader should measure the value of other poetic drama by the standards which Shakespeare has already implanted in his mind."
Politics
"The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war - faded into the background, and their place was taken by the refined and intimate pursuits of peace and civilization."
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"We may fight for the cause of international peace because we are very fond of fighting."
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"If we fought wars with laughter instead of bullets, you would die laughing instead of just dying."
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"Hope for peace!Dream for peace!Act for peace!Live in peace!Life is for peace!"
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"Focus on peace not on war.Love, live, share and care."
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"Fret not, fret not."
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"The sweetest melody that playson starry nights and wintry days,most soothing to my listening earsand calming to beleaguering fears,I call a symphony on air-the song of sweet, still silence rare."
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"In silence there is a perfection which any toil injures."
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"Let us make the earth peaceful to enjoy the joy and beauty of spring."
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"In the company of ignorance, be silent...or join the suffering."
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"Peace comes at a price, often only at the end of a hard-fought battle."
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