Who would be so besotted as to die without having made at least the round of this, his prison?
• The Highroad, p. 11
• The Highroad, p. 11
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Qui serait assez insensé pour mourir sans avoir fait au moins le tour de sa prison?
— Marguerite Yourcenar
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Qui serait assez insensé pour mourir sans avoir fait au moins le tour de sa prison?" in the context of "Who would be so besotted as to die without having made at least the round of this, his prison?
• The Highroad, p. 11" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Marguerite Yourcenar" (Quotes, The Abyss (1968): L'Œuvre au Noir as translated by Grace Frick (1976) )
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About Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour (June 8 1903 – December 17 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Marguerite Yourcenar. She was the first woman to be elected to the Académie française.
About Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour (June 8 1903 – December 17 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Marguerite Yourcenar. She was the first woman to be elected to the Académie française.
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