17th Century Quotes
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17th Century Quotes & Sayings
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If God did not exist it would be necessary to invent Him. But all nature cries aloud that He does exist.
(Voltaire) — Elizabeth Kales
(Voltaire) — Elizabeth Kales
There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a great man superior to his sufferings.
— Joseph Addison
It combined corrupt simplicity with delicate ferocity, a curious variety of civilization; a tiger with a simper.
— Victor Hugo
From the 17th to the 19th century, a cult in India strangled tens of thousands of travelers as a sacrifice to the goddess Kali.
— Steven Pinker
You go back to the 17th century, the commercial and industrial centers of the world were China and India.
— Noam Chomsky
I did best when I had least truth for my subjects.
— John Donne
The curve of man's knowledge of himself ascends until the 17th century, declines gradually afterwards, in this century it finally plummets
— Nicolas Gomez Davila
The Devil always takes back his own.
— Andrea Zuvich
I've had the good fortune of studying the 17th-century art of Amsterdam in preparation for a film.
— Jack O'Connell
There were no mirrors nearby to pose in front of, but I was convinced I was looking pretty awesome.
— Paul Regnier
[On home births:] In a house where there had been three people, there were now four, although no one had come in the door.
— Joyce Maynard
Opportunity arises when a seemingly impossible task is met with an improbable solution.
— Jeffrey Fry
I think we as Americans know there's a much better alternative than the 17th century practice of burning rocks to power our economy.
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Service without reward is punishment.
— George Herbert