Aime Martin Quotes

Aimé Martin was a French writer. Born in Lyon, he moved to Paris, where he became the pupil and friend of Bernardin de St. Pierre: he collected his works and married his widow. Martin's letters to Sophia on Natural History were highly popular.

It requires two indiscreet persons to institute a quarrel; one individual cannot quarrel alone.

Aime Martin
In exalting the faculties of the soul, we annihilate, in a great degree, the delusion of the senses.

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- Soul
- Degree
- Faculties

Whatever may be the laws and customs of a country, women always give the tone to morals. Whether slaves or free, they reign, because their empire is that of the affections.

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- Laws
- Slaves
- Morals
All our first movements are good, generous, heroical; reflection weakens and kills them.

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It is very clear that one way to challenge insults is to submit to them.

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- Way
- Challenge
- Insults
If you would know the political and moral condition of a people, ask as to the position of its women.

Aime Martin