Poems List

Human altruism which is not egoism, is sterile.
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Let a prize lower my position, if it causes me to be read; that I prefer immediately to all the honors.
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The features of our face are hardly more than gestures which have become permanent.
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The stellar universe is not so difficult of comprehension as the real actions of other people;
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It is always thus, impelled by a state of mind which is destined not to last, that we make our irrevocable decisions.
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At the heart of our friendly or purely social relations, there lurks a hostility momentarily cured but recurring by fits and starts.
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They like my books better in England than in France; a translation would be very successful there.
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It is desire that engenders belief and il we fjiil as a rule to take this into account, it is because most of the desires that create beliefs end ... only with our own life.
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Thanks to art, instead of seeing one world, our own, we see it multiplied and as many original artists as there are, so many worlds are at our disposal.
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Less disappointing than life is, great works of art do not begin by giving us all their best.
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Marcel Proust was born in Paris, France, into a wealthy family. His fragile health and personal experiences, including his homosexuality and complex relationship with his mother, profoundly influenced his writing. He spent much of his adult life in isolation, working on his masterpiece, "In Search of Lost Time." This work is a profound exploration of involuntary memory, the passage of time, social relationships, and the nature of art. Proust is celebrated for his intricate writing style, detailed psychological analysis, and his ability to capture the nuances of human experience. "In Search of Lost Time" is considered one of the most important works of 20th-century literature.