In the realm of the emotions, the real is indistinguishable from the imaginary.

Dans le domaine des sentiments, le réel ne se distingue pas de l’imaginaire.

Andre Gide

The Counterfeiters

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Topic

Emotions

Author

Andre Gide

Source

The Counterfeiters

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1925 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Gide, Andre. Les Faux-monnayeurs [The Counterfeiters]. Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1925, pt. 1, ch. 8.

Current Citation

Gide, Andre. The Counterfeiters, translated by Dorothy Bussy. Penguin Books, 1990, pt. 1, ch. 8.

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The chief business of the American people is business.

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Let us give Nature a chance; she knows her business better than we do.

Michel de Montaigne

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Michel de Montaigne
Source
Of Experience Essays
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De Montaigne, Michel. "De l'Experience [Of Experience]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.

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De Montaigne, Michel. "On Experience." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.