To have merit to abstain from a fault, is a manner to be gu… - Marguerite Yourcenar

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To have merit to abstain from a fault, is a manner to be guilty.

Marguerite Yourcenar

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About Marguerite Yourcenar

Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour (June 8 1903 – December 17 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Marguerite Yourcenar. She was the first woman to be elected to the Académie française.

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Alternative Names: Yourcenar • Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour • Marguerite de Crayencour • Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour

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Ce matin, l'idée m'est venue pour la première fois que mon corps, ce fidèle compagnon, cet ami plus sûr, mieux connu de moi que mon âme, n'est qu'un monstre sournois qui finira par dévorer son maître.

It is not that I despise men. If I did I should have no right, and no reason, to try to govern.

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To have merit to abstain from a fault, is a manner to be guilty. - Marguerite Yourcenar

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