This "Candide" author said, "The secret of being a bore is to tell everything"
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Voltaire Quotes (Author of Candide) - Goodreads  Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part ... The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.  Voltaire.
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15 Great Quotes From Voltaire - Listverse  Jul 24, 2011 ... ... was a famous Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher. ... I would also like to strongly recommend that you read his incredibly funny (and satirical) book Candide  it is actually a ... The secret of being a bore is to tell everything. ... What he really said was: Think for yourselves and let others enjoy...
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85 Finest Voltaire Quotes - MagicalQuote  Nov 21, 2015 ... He was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including novels, poems, ... The secret of being a bore is to tell everything. ... Candide (1759). 30 ... Optimism, said Cacambo, what is that?
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Voltaire - Oxford Reference  Candide (1759) ch. 1. If we do not ... The secret of being a boreis to tell everything. Discours en ... what Voltaire apparently said on the burning of De l'esprit.
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Voltaire - Wikiquote  The most original writers, he said, borrowed one from another. ... The secret of being a bore is to tell everything. ..... Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. ... You're a bitter man," said Candide.
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THE CONFESSIONS of SAINT AUGUSTINE - sparks@eserver.org  men call on Thee with extreme dread), mocking at those by whom they are ...... most part the habit of satisfying an insatiable appetite tormented, while it held me...
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Candide and Other Stories by Voltaire  Reviews, Discussion ...  Candide is the most famous of Voltaire's "philosophical tales," in which he ...... this book shows how Candide went from Riches to rags. he goes on a long ... Voltaire's Candide is a wonderful tale of the journey a man will embark on to reach his true love. .... Voltaire, like Shakespeare, is very much a product of his time, of little...
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Confessions Of William Styron - Page 3 - tribunedigital-dailypress  Sep 19, 1989 ... William Styron answers his phone with a simple "Hullo" and a ... He said it gave him a sense of - he used the word "mastery. ... But I do think that, within the context of that first novel, it achieves what I ... Maxwell Geismar, "Saturday Review" ... It belongs on that small shelf reserved for American masterpieces.
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Franz Kafka - Wikiquote  A book should be an ice-axe to break the frozen sea within us. ..... Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K., for without having done anything ... us any more; One must fight to get to the top, especially if one starts at the bottom.
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"Quid pro quo. I tell you things, you tell me things. Not about this ...  "Quid pro quo. I tell you things, you tell me things. Not about this case, though. About yourself. Quid pro quo. Yes or no, Clarice?" The silence of the lambs. 1991.
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Quote Lady's Quotes by Subject, Truth  The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lies comes to such a pass that he cannot distinguish ... All too often before truth sets you free it will make you miserable. ... The attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be. .... Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both.
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jeopardy/2845_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  ... ALL A BUNCH OF LIES | Although written by Parson Weems, the line "I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet" is often attributed to him | George Washington.
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Tells His Story (Some of It, That Is) - NYTimes ...  Apr 20, 1988 ... He is, of course, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and with tidbits like those to tell, it was inevitable that someday ... He said he even refused to read them.
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BORE - Definition from The Devil's Dictionary - StoppingPoints.com  BORE definition from The Devil's Dictionary Online, by Ambrose Bierce. Funny definition of BORE! ... A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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The Canterbury Tales  Had power to confess coat and gown  ..... Told stories most of sin and harlotry. He stole corn ..... There came a kite, while they were waxing wrath, ..... Falsely concealed your true name thus! .... You know yourself she cannot wed both ...... On holidays before her he would troop, ...... In shriving, preaching, is my diligence,.
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Charles Caleb Colton Quotes (Author of Lacon, Or, Many Things in ...  51 quotes from Charles Caleb Colton: 'True friendship is like sound health; the value of ... When you have nothing to say, say nothing. ... tags: silence, talking, words ... Men are born with two eyes but only one tongue in order that they should see ... Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and...
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John Updike - Wikiquote  Since his words enter into another's brain in silence and intimacy, he should be as honest ..... Rabbit is Rich (1981)[edit] ... The great thing about the dead, they make space. ..... People read less, they're less comfortable with the written word.
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The Catcher in the Rye PDF  by J.D. Salinger .... from these very wealthy families, but it was full of crooks anyway. ...... "You don't even know if her first name is Jane or Jean, ya goddam moron!" ...... conceited and all--and when you mention it to the girl, she'll tell you he has an inferiority .... upstairs and sit down and start talking about Charles Dickens.
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This Day in Quotes: Well, all I know is what I read in the papers.  Sep 30, 2013 ... The most famous line used by American humorist Will Rogers when he poked fun at the latest antics of politicians or commented on other recent news stories was Well, all I know ... Rogers went on to use all I know is what I read in the papers, with minor .... is often wrongly attributed to actor James Dean .
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Rich honesty dwells like a miser, in a p by ... - QuoteAddicts.com  "Rich honesty dwells like a miser, in a poor house, as your pearl in your foul oyster." - William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare Quote Wallpapers.
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Urban Dictionary: #buttering up  To overwhelm with insincere talk, especially with flattery. In The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the narrator tells about Stradlater's technique of "giving girls...