¡La importancia! ¿Es nada, por ventura? La importancia es e… - Stendhal

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¡La importancia! ¿Es nada, por ventura? La importancia es el respeto de los necios, el pasmo de los niños, la envidia de los ricos y el desprecio del sabio.

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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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Dragostea nu-i fu doar admiratie în fata frumusetii, ci orgoliul ca era a lui.

Now that the steam engine rules the world, a title is an absurdity, still I am all dressed up in this title. It will crush me if I do not support it. The title attracts attention to myself.

Your career will be a painful one. I divine something in you which offends the vulgar.

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