Si je dois me brouiller, ne vaut-il pas mieux que ce soit d… - Stendhal

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Si je dois me brouiller, ne vaut-il pas mieux que ce soit de prime abord, en défendant les justes droits de mon orgueil, qu'en repoussant les marques de mépris dont serait bientôt suivi le moindre abandon d ce que je dois à ma dignité personnelle ?

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Marie-Henri Beyle (January 23, 1783 – March 23, 1842), more widely known as Stendhal, the most famous of his many pen-names, was a 19th century French writer.

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Pen Names: Henri Stendhal • Stendalis • Louis Alexandre Bombet • Anastase de Serpière • Don Flegme • William Crocodile • Dominique

Alternative Names: Henri Beyle • Marie Henri Beyle • Marie-Henri Beyle

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All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.

Με τον έρωτα αισθάνομαι πως δυο βήματα από μένα υπάρχει μια απέραντη και πέρα απ' όλες τις προσδοκίες μου ευτυχία, που εξαρτάται μόνο από μια λέξη, από ένα χαμόγελο.

Prestige! Sir, is it nothing? To be revered by fools, gaped at by children, envied by the rich and scorned by the wise.

Si je dois me brouiller, ne vaut-il pas mieux que ce soit de prime abord, en défendant les justes droits de mon orgueil, qu'en repoussant les marques… - Stendhal

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