Denis de Rougemont
Quotes by Denis de Rougemont
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This peculiar connexion between a certain view of woman and the European conception of war has had profound consequences for morality, education, and politics.
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Romance only comes into existence where love is fatal, frowned upon and doomed by life itself.
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This peculiar connexion between a certain view of woman and the European conception of war has had profound consequences for morality, education, and politics.
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Romance only comes into existence where love is fatal, frowned upon and doomed by life itself.
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Happiness is indeed a Eurydice, vanishing as soon as gazed upon. It can exist only in acceptance, and succumbs as soon as it is laid claim to.
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Romance calls for the faraway love of the troubadours; marriage for love of one's neighbor.
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