Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.

La maladie est le plus ecoute des medicins: a la bonte, au savoir on ne fait que promettre; on obeit a la souffrance.

Marcel Proust

In Search of Lost Time

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Topic

Pain Suffering

Author

Marcel Proust

Source

In Search of Lost Time

Medium

Novel

Genre

Modernist literature

Language

French

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Proust, Marcel. Sodom and Gomorrah. Paris: Grasset/Gallimard, 1921-1922.

Current Citation

Proust, Marcel. Sodom and Gomorrah, translated by John Sturrock. Penguin Classics, 2005.

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Time
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Learning from suffering Suffering

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Henry James
Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
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One of the best things about love is just recognizing a man's step when he climbs the stairs.

Colette

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Topic
Lifelong love Love

Author

Colette
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
French
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
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Citation

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