We must stand firm between two kinds of madness: the belief that we can do anything; and the belief that we can do nothing. - Alain

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We must stand firm between two kinds of madness: the belief that we can do anything; and the belief that we can do nothing.

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About Alain

Émile Auguste Chartier (3 March 1868 – 2 June 1951), who wrote under the pseudonym Alain, was a notable French essayist, philosopher, journalist, pacifist and teacher, noted for his profound influence on his pupils, who included Raymond Aron, Simone Weil, Simone de Beauvoir, Georges Canguilhem, and André Maurois.

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Alternative Names: Émile Auguste Chartier Emile Auguste Chartier Émile Chartier
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