"The world is not respectable; it…" — George Santayana

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Le monde n'est pas respectable ; il est mortel, tourmenté, confus, à jamais trompé ; mais il est traversé par la beauté, l'amour, des éclats de courage et de rire ; et en cela, l'esprit s'épanouit.

George Santayana Philosopher

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