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A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket.
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Any father whose son raises his hand against him is guilty: of having produced a son who raised his hand against him.
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What is most contrary to salvation is not sin but habit.
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Short of genius, a rich man cannot imagine poverty.
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It is better to have a war for justice than peace in injustice.
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It is impossible to write ancient history because we lack source materials, and impossible to write modern history because we have far too many.
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Love is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love. x
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The classical artist can be recognized by his sincerity, the romantic by his laborious insincerity.
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It is innocence that is full and experience that is empty. It is innocence that wins and experience that loses.
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He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers.
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Charles Péguy was born in Orléans, France. Initially a socialist, he evolved towards a fervent nationalism and a deep Catholicism, which would become central to his work. He founded the influential magazine "Cahiers de la Quinzaine", which published works by many intellectuals of the time. Péguy wrote epic poems, essays, and articles, exploring themes such as social justice, faith, and France. His writing is characterized by a vigorous style and deep conviction. He died in combat during World War I.