The highest rational achievement of the finest intellects consists in grasping that certain matters lie beyond their powers to grasp. - Stendhal
" "The highest rational achievement of the finest intellects consists in grasping that certain matters lie beyond their powers to grasp.
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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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Henri Stendhal
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Stendalis
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Louis Alexandre Bombet
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Anastase de Serpière
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Don Flegme
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William Crocodile
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Dominique
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Henri Beyle
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Marie Henri Beyle
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Marie-Henri Beyle
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