“Everything great in the world comes from neurotics. They alone have founded our religions and composed our masterpieces.”
— Marcel Proust
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As long as men are free to
“As long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost and science can never regress.”
— Marcel Proust
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Happiness is beneficial for the body, but
“Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.”
— Marcel Proust
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Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of
“Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way.”
— Marcel Proust
Author: Marcel Proust
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Words do not change their meanings so
“Words do not change their meanings so drastically in the course of centuries as, in our minds, names do in the course of a year or two.”
— Marcel Proust
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Illness is the doctor to whom we
“Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.”
— Marcel Proust
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Let us leave pretty women to men
“Let us leave pretty women to men devoid of imagination.”
— Marcel Proust
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A change in the weather is sufficient
“A change in the weather is sufficient to recreate the world and ourselves.”
— Marcel Proust
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Illness is the doctor to whom we
“Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.”
— Marcel Proust
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Love is space and time measured by
“Love is space and time measured by the heart.”
— Marcel Proust
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Three-quarters of the sicknesses of intelligent people
“Three-quarters of the sicknesses of intelligent people come from their intelligence. They need at least a doctor who can understand this sickness.”
— Marcel Proust
Author: Marcel Proust
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