Que ne sait-il choisir ses gens? La marche ordinaire du XIX… - Stendhal

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Que ne sait-il choisir ses gens? La marche ordinaire du XIXe siècle est que, quand un être puissant et noble rencontre un homme de cœur, il le tue, l'exile, l'emprisonne ou l'humilie tellement, que l'autre a la sottise d'en mourir de douleur.

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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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