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The spectacle of the beauty which embodies itself in a living being is infinitely more touching than that of the work the most grandiose.

— Michel Henry L'amour les yeux fermés (1976)

Le spectacle de la beauté qui s'incarne dans un être vivant est infiniment plus émouvant que celui de l'œuvre la plus grandiose.

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Michel Henry, L'Amour les yeux fermés, éd. Gallimard, 1976, p. 48

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