Pain is always new to the sufferer, but loses its originality for those around him.
• La doulou: (la douleur), 1887-1895 (Paris: Librairie de France, 1930) p. 16; Julian Barnes (ed. and trans.) In the Land of Pain (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002) p. 19.
• La doulou: (la douleur), 1887-1895 (Paris: Librairie de France, 1930) p. 16; Julian Barnes (ed. and trans.) In the Land of Pain (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002) p. 19.
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Douleur toujours nouvelle pour celui qui souffre et qui se banalise pour l'entourage.
— Alphonse Daudet
What It Means
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• La doulou: (la douleur), 1887-1895 (Paris: Librairie de France, 1930) p. 16; Julian Barnes (ed. and trans.) In the Land of Pain (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002) p. 19." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Alphonse Daudet
Alphonse Daudet (May 13 1840 – December 16 1897) was a French novelist, short-story writer and dramatist.
About Alphonse Daudet
Alphonse Daudet (May 13 1840 – December 16 1897) was a French novelist, short-story writer and dramatist.
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