Most of our faculties lie dormant because they can rely upo… - Marcel Proust

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Most of our faculties lie dormant because they can rely upon Habit, which knows what there is to be done and has no need of their services.

Marcel Proust

Remembrance of Things Past: Volume I - Swann's Way & Within a Budding Grove · August 12, 1982 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, essayist and critic.

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Alternative Names: Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust • Proust • Valentin Louis Georges Eugéne Marcel Proust • Valentin-Louis-Georges-Eugéne-Marcel Proust • Valentin Louis Georges Eugene Marcel Proust • Valentin-Louis-Georges-Eugene-Marcel Proust • Bernard d'Algouvres • Valentin-Louis-Georges-Eugène-Marcel Proust

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We forgive the crimes of individuals, but not their participation in a collective crime.

Ce n’est pas le mal qui lui donnait l’idée du plaisir, qui lui semblait agréable ; c’est le plaisir qui lui semblait malin.

My only consolation when I am really sad is to love and to be loved.

Most of our faculties lie dormant because they can rely upon Habit, which knows what there is to be done and has no need of their services. - Marcel Proust

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