People who are not in love fail to understand how an intelligent man can suffer because of a very ordinary woman. This is like being surprised that anyone should be stricken with cholera because of a creature so insignificant as…

Quote by Marcel Proust

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There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth...

There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth...

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,...

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.

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new...

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new...

The bonds that unite another person to our self exist only in our mind.

The bonds that unite another person to our self exist only in our mind.

Lies are essential to humanity. They are perhaps as important as the pursuit of pleasure...

Lies are essential to humanity. They are perhaps as important as the pursuit of pleasure...

I perceived that to express those impressions, to write that essential book, which is the...

I perceived that to express those impressions, to write that essential book, which is the...

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...

There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth...

There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth...

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...

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

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

We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire...

We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire...

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...

Every reader finds himself. The writer's work is merely a kind of optical instrument that...

Every reader finds himself. The writer's work is merely a kind of optical instrument that...

In theory one is aware that the earth revolves, but in practice one does not...

In theory one is aware that the earth revolves, but in practice one does not...

It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions

It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions

Love is space and time measured by the heart.

Love is space and time measured by the heart.

It has been said that beauty brings a promise of happiness, but it could be...

It has been said that beauty brings a promise of happiness, but it could be...

Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise

Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise

Straight is the line of duty; Curved is the line of beauty; Follow the straight...

Straight is the line of duty; Curved is the line of beauty; Follow the straight...