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“Rumor has it you've run through a few men in your time."
"Rumor has it I've done quite a few things." Adam rolled his eyes.
"Fought a duel on the floor of the House of Lords, for example," Harry said.
"Ridiculous."
"Shot the pistol out of a man's hands in a duel without so much as winging him," Harry continued.
Adam nodded. "Twice."
"Bested Gentleman Jackson."
Adam smiled at the memory. That has been extremely gratifying.
"Bloodied Poisenby's nose at a ball." Harry was smiling. He'd been there for that now-famous occurence.
"Broke his nose." Adam amended.
"Walked out of Lords in the middle of a speech by Addington."
"The man was being obtuse," Adam said.
"He was the prime minister," Harry pointed out.
Adam just shrugged.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Seeking Persephone

“Every other guest left the castle, Harry. Why haven't you?"
"I am here to be your conscience, Adam. To save you from yourself.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Seeking Persephone

“If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.”
― Montesquieu

“I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.”
― Montesquieu

“I can assure you that no kingdom has ever had as many civil wars as the kingdom of Christ.”
― Montesquieu, Persian Letters

“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”
― Voltaire

“Common sense is not so common.”
― Voltaire, A Pocket Philosophical Dictionary

“I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.”
― Voltaire

“Now, now my good man, this is no time to be making enemies."
(Voltaire on his deathbed in response to a priest asking him that he renounce Satan.)”
― Voltaire

“Dare to think for yourself.”
― Voltaire