« The man made the sanctity of what he believes as the beauty of what he likes. »
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Ernest Renan
Etudes d'histoire religieuse |
Ernest Renan
Etudes d'histoire religieuse
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« In fact national memories, the losses are better than the triumphs; because they impose duties, they order the common effort. »
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Ernest Renan
Qu'est-ce qu'une nation ? |
Ernest Renan
Qu'est-ce qu'une nation ?
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« The desire is the providential mainspring of the activity; all desire is an illusion, but things are so arranged that one sees the futility of desire that it is assuaged. »
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Ernest Renan
Dialogues et fragments philosophiques |
Ernest Renan
Dialogues et fragments philosophiques
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