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The old interests of aristocracy - the romance of action, the exal

The old interests of aristocracy – the romance of action, the exalted passions of chivalry and war – faded into the background, and their place was taken by the refined and intimate pursuits of peace and civilization. – Lytton Strachey

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The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion. – Lytton Strachey

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While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. – Francis of Assisi

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Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. – Benjamin Franklin

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