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Cyrano de Bergerac

French Playwright

Born: Mar 6, 1619

Died: Jul 28, 1655

Believe Great Man Rest Universe World

Related authors: Arthur Miller Graham Greene James M. Barrie Lynn Nottage Moliere Noel Coward Samuel Beckett W. Somerset Maugham

The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that the sun had been set afire merely to ripen men's apples and head their cabbages. Cyrano de Bergerac

Nature Arrogance Made Men Think Benefit Solely Sun Ripen Had Head Merely Insufferable Been Human Human Beings Beings Apples Set

I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone. Cyrano de Bergerac

Alone Great Will Heights Perhaps Climb May

A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man. Cyrano de Bergerac

Man Mark Liberal Generous Courteous Witty Affable Nose Large

'And for my part, Gentlemen,' said I, 'that I may put in for a share, and guess with the rest; not to amuse myself with those curious Notions wherewith you tickle and spur on slow-paced Time; I believe, that the Moon is a World like ours, to which this of ours serves likewise for a Moon.' Cyrano de Bergerac

Time Myself You World Moon Rest Believe Guess Those Ours Share Part Put Like Tickle Likewise Gentlemen Said Spur Curious May Which Notions Serve Amuse

For an Apple is in it self a little Universe; the Seed, hotter than the other parts thereof, is its Sun, which diffuses about it self that natural Heat which preserves its Globe: And in the Onion, the Germ is the little Sun of that little World, which vivifies and nourishes the vegetative Salt of that little mass. Cyrano de Bergerac

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