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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.

Women of the world crave excitement.

Chamfort.

Excitement is the drunkenness of the spirits. Only calm waters reflect heaven in their bosom.

Marguerite de Valois.

Excitement is not enjoyment; in calmness lies true pleasure. The most precious wines are sipped, not bolted at a swallow.

Victor Hugo.