Georges Duhamel
Novelist
1884-06-30
Quotes by Georges Duhamel
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The swimmer adrift on the open seas measures his strength, and strives with all his muscles to keep himself afloat. But what is he to do when there is no land on the horizon, and none beyond it?
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In the beds which the piety of the public has prepared on every side, stricken men await the verdict of fate.
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We can know nothing till after this grave debate. The soul must withdraw, for this is not its hour. Now the knife must divide the flesh, and lay the ravage bare, and do its work completely.
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It is always brave to say what everyone thinks.
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No doubt about it: error is the rule, truth is the accident of error.
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I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world.
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It is strange what a contempt men have for the joys that are offered them freely.
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We do not know the true value of our moments until they have undergone the test of memory.
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