There is something great and terrible about suicide.
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Il existe je ne sais quoi de grand et d'épouvantable dans le suicide.
— Honoré de Balzac
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Il existe je ne sais quoi de grand et d'épouvantable dans le suicide." in the context of "There is something great and terrible about suicide." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Honoré de Balzac" (Quotes, The Wild Ass’s Skin (1831), Part I: The Talisman)
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About Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac (20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist. Along with Flaubert, he is generally regarded as a founding father of realism in European literature.
About Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac (20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist. Along with Flaubert, he is generally regarded as a founding father of realism in European literature.
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