Le désespoir lui-même, pour peu qu'il se prolonge, devient … - Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve

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Le désespoir lui-même, pour peu qu'il se prolonge, devient une sorte d'asile dans lequel on peut s'asseoir et reposer.

Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve

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Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (December 23 1804 – October 13 1869) was a French literary critic, poet and novelist.

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Native Name: Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve

Alternative Names: Sainte-Beuve • M. Sainte-Beuve • Ste.-Beuve • M. Ste.-Beuve • Sainte Beuve • M. Sainte Beuve • M. Ste Beuve

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It has often passed through my mind, says Gourville, that men have their properties almost as herbs, and that their happiness consists in having been destined or [being] destined for the things for which they were born.

To lend freshness to things known, to spread knowledge of things new; an excellent program for a critic.

Le silence seul est le souverain mépris.

Le désespoir lui-même, pour peu qu'il se prolonge, devient une sorte d'asile dans lequel on peut s'asseoir et reposer. - Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve

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