Every bliss achieved is a masterpiece: the slightest error turns it awry, and it alters with one touch of doubt; any heaviness detracts from its charm, the least stupidity renders it dull.
Original text (French)
Original text (French)
A touch of madness is, I think, almost always necessary for constructing a destiny.
Few bipeds, from Adam's time down, have been worthy of the name of man.
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