La vida de un hombre era resultado de una serie complicada de casualidades; hoy, la civilización ha desterrado a la casualidad, ha sepultado lo impre… - Stendhal

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La vida de un hombre era resultado de una serie complicada de casualidades; hoy, la civilización ha desterrado a la casualidad, ha sepultado lo imprevisto.

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About Stendhal

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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Sabes muy bien que soy orgullosa... ¡Ah! ¡El orgullo es mi desgracia, lo confieso! ¿Me ha robado la mariscala de Fervaques tu corazón? ¿Ha hecho por ti todos los sacrificios que hice yo, arrastrada por mi fatal amor?

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"Presque tous les malheurs de la vie viennent des fausses idées que nous avons sur ce qui nous arrive. Connaître à fond les hommes, juger sainement des événements, est donc un grand pas vers le bonheur."

("Almost all our misfortunes in life come from the wrong notions we have about the things that happen to us. To know men thoroughly, to judge events sanely, is, therefore, a great step towards happiness.")

[Journal entry, 10 December 1801]

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