There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth said things, or lived in a way the consciousness of which is so unpleasant to him in later life that he would gladly, if he…

Quote by Marcel Proust

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Our passions shape our books. Repose writes them in the intervals.

Our passions shape our books. Repose writes them in the intervals.

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...

Your soul is a dark forest. But the trees are of a particular species, they...

Your soul is a dark forest. But the trees are of a particular species, they...

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,...

Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way

Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way

Like everybody who is not in love, he thought one chose the person to be...

Like everybody who is not in love, he thought one chose the person to be...

Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way.

Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way.

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...

The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.

The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.

Like everybody who is not in love, he thought one chose the person to be...

Like everybody who is not in love, he thought one chose the person to be...

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...

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...

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...

Illness is the most heeded of doctors: to goodness and wisdom we only make promises;...

Illness is the most heeded of doctors: to goodness and wisdom we only make promises;...

Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible.

Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible.

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...

The only paradise is paradise lost

The only paradise is paradise lost

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 world is a giant puzzle that hasnt been put together yet, and were trying...

The world is a giant puzzle that hasnt been put together yet, and were trying...

Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy themselves, though it...

Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy themselves, though it...