Despair itself if it goes on long enough, can become a kind of sanctuary in which one settles down and feels at ease.
• "Vie de Joseph Delorme" (1829), cited from Poésies completes de Sainte-Beuve (Paris: Charpentier, 1840) p. 16; Mardy Grothe Oxymoronica (London: HarperCollins, 2004) p. 201.
• "Vie de Joseph Delorme" (1829), cited from Poésies completes de Sainte-Beuve (Paris: Charpentier, 1840) p. 16; Mardy Grothe Oxymoronica (London: HarperCollins, 2004) p. 201.
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Le désespoir lui-même, pour peu qu'il se prolonge, devient une sorte d'asile dans lequel on peut s'asseoir et reposer.
— Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
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• "Vie de Joseph Delorme" (1829), cited from Poésies completes de Sainte-Beuve (Paris: Charpentier, 1840) p. 16; Mardy Grothe Oxymoronica (London: HarperCollins, 2004) p. 201." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (December 23 1804 – October 13 1869) was a French literary critic, poet and novelist.
About Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (December 23 1804 – October 13 1869) was a French literary critic, poet and novelist.
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