There is no idea that does not carry in itself a possible refutation, no word that does not imply its opposite.
~ Marcel Proust

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By art alone we are able to get outside ourselves, to know what another sees of this universe which for him is not ours, the landscapes of which would remain as unknown to us as those of the moon.
~ Marcel Proust

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In his younger days a man dreams of possessing the heart of the woman whom he loves; later, the feeling that he possesses the heart of a woman may be enough to make him fall in love with her.
~ Marcel Proust

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I shall not find a painting more beautiful because the artist has painted a hawthorn in the foreground, though I know of nothing more beautiful than the hawthorn, for I wish to remain sincere and because I know that the beauty of a painting does not depend on the things represented in it.
~ Marcel Proust

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Happiness is beneficial for the body but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.
~ Marcel Proust

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We are not provided with wisdom, we must discover it for ourselves, after a journey through the wilderness which no one else can take for us, an effort which no one can spare us.
~ Marcel Proust

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Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promises only; pain we obey.
~ Marcel Proust

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