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C.N. Douglas, comp. Forty Thousand Quotations: Prose and Poetical.
1917.
Excitement
He used to raise a storm in a teapot.
Cicero.
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Women of the world crave excitement.
Chamfort.
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Excitement is the drunkenness of the spirits. Only calm waters reflect heaven in their bosom.
Marguerite de Valois.
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Excitement is not enjoyment; in calmness lies true pleasure. The most precious wines are sipped, not bolted at a swallow.
Victor Hugo.
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