Translation: The only happiness to which we may pretend On … - François Coppée

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Translation: The only happiness to which we may pretend
On earth, is to believe, and not to comprehend.

François Coppée

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François Edouard Joachim Coppée (26 January 1842 – 23 May 1908) was a French poet and novelist.

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Birth Name: François Édouard Joachim Coppée

Alternative Names: François Copée

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(Mais) la conscience, mon pauvre ami, c’est comme les gants de Suède : ça se porte sale.

Translation: Oft in some dull dark corner blooms a flower.

Translation: The poet hath, to serve as coin,
Stars in his waistcoat pocket.

Translation: The only happiness to which we may pretend On earth, is to believe, and not to comprehend. - François Coppée

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