"The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it."

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"The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it."

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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."

Peace

"The genius of the French language, descended from its single Latin stock, has triumphed most in the contrary direction - in simplicity, in unity, in clarity, and in restraint."

Genius

"How far the existence of the Academy has influenced French literature, either for good or for evil, is an extremely dubious question."

Evil

"Modern as the style of Pascal's writing is, his thought is deeply impregnated with the spirit of the Middle Ages. He belonged, almost equally, to the future and to the past."

Thought

"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

"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

"The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it."

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"When Louis XIV assumed the reins of government France suddenly and wonderfully came to her maturity; it was as if the whole nation had burst into splendid flower."

Government

"Discretion is not the better part of biography."

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"With a very few exceptions, every word in the French vocabulary comes straight from the Latin."

Language