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Quote by Marcel Proust

“It is a mistake to speak of a bad choice in love, since, as soon as a choice exists, it can only be bad.”

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Marcel Proust was a French novelist renowned for his magnum opus, 'In Search of Lost Time'. This novel is considered a classic of 20th-century literature, known for its intricate psychological portrayals and profound exploration of memory. more

“When the mind has a tendency to dream, it is a mistake to keep dreams away from it, to ration its dreams. So long as you distract your mind from its dreams, it will not know them for what they are; you will always be being taken in by the appearance of things, because you will not have grasped their true nature. If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time. One must have a thorough understanding of one”

Ifs Knows Mind Littles Long Dream Understanding Mistake Taken Dangerous Appearance Tendencies Cures True Nature Thorough Rations Thorough Understanding

Book:In Search of Lost Time: Or

Source: In Search of Lost Time: Or

“Life is extraordinarily suave and sweet with certain natural, witty, affectionate people who have unusual distinction and are capable of every vice, but who make a display of none in public and about whom no one can affirm they have a single one. There is something supple and secret about them. Besides, their perversity gives spice to their most innocent occupations, such as taking a walk in the garden at night.”

Source: Pleasures and days: and other writings

“By law of periodical repetition, everything which has happened once must happen again and again -- and not capriciously, but at regular periods, and each thing in its own period, not another's and each obeying its own law.”

Happens Law History Happened Periods Cycles Again And Again Repetition Obeying

Book:The Bible According to Mark Twain

Source: The Bible According to Mark Twain

“I am a democrat only on principle, not by instinct, nobody is that. Doubtless some people say they are, but this world is grievously given to lying.”

People World Lying Given Principles Democracy Society This World Instinct Democrat

Author:Mark Twain

“Where a blood relation sobs, an intimate friend should choke up, a distant acquaintance should sigh, a stranger should merely fumble sympathetically with his handkerchief.”

Should Blood Relation Stranger Intimate Sigh Acquaintance Choke Handkerchiefs Intimate Friends Blood Relation

Book:Mark Twain’s Helpful Hints for Good Living: A Handbook for the Damned Human Race

Source: Mark Twain’s Helpful Hints for Good Living: A Handbook for the Damned Human Race

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