It is not because other people are dead that our affection for them grows faint, it is because we ourselves are dying.

Quote by Marcel Proust

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In a separation it is the one who is not really in love who says...

In a separation it is the one who is not really in love who says...

We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond.

We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond.

Those whose suffering is due to love are, as we say of certain invalids, their...

Those whose suffering is due to love are, as we say of certain invalids, their...

A fashionable milieu is one in which everybody's opinion is made up of the opinion...

A fashionable milieu is one in which everybody's opinion is made up of the opinion...

Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees

Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees

Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of...

Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of...

All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going...

All our final decisions are made in a state of mind that is not going...

The opinions which we hold of one another, our relations with friends and kinfolk are...

The opinions which we hold of one another, our relations with friends and kinfolk are...

Habit is a second nature which prevents us from knowing the first, of which it...

Habit is a second nature which prevents us from knowing the first, of which it...

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners...

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners...

We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no...

We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no...

No exile at the South Pole or on the summit of Mont Blanc separates us...

No exile at the South Pole or on the summit of Mont Blanc separates us...

Habit is a second nature which prevents us from knowing the first, of which it...

Habit is a second nature which prevents us from knowing the first, of which it...

People can have many different kinds of pleasure. The real one is that for which...

People can have many different kinds of pleasure. The real one is that for which...

We are able to find everything in our memory, which is like a dispensary or...

We are able to find everything in our memory, which is like a dispensary or...

Let us leave pretty women to men devoid of imagination.

Let us leave pretty women to men devoid of imagination.

In reality, in love there is a permanent suffering which joy neutralizes, renders virtual, delays,...

In reality, in love there is a permanent suffering which joy neutralizes, renders virtual, delays,...

The only thing that does not change is that at any and every time it...

The only thing that does not change is that at any and every time it...

If we let go of things, our life is going to change. And the reality...

If we let go of things, our life is going to change. And the reality...

A very slight change in our habits is sufficient to destroy our sense of our...

A very slight change in our habits is sufficient to destroy our sense of our...