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Émile-Auguste Chartier, known as Alain

Quote of Émile-Auguste Chartier, known as Alain - Wouldn't a sailor laugh at you...


Biography - Émile-Auguste Chartier, known as Alain:

French philosopher and journalist.
Born: 1868 - Died: 1951
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
France

Wouldn't a sailor laugh at you if you told him that the whole crossing depends on the first turn of the helm?



Translation

Translation

(French)



French
Et le marin ne rirait-il pas de vous si vous lui disiez que toute la traversée dépend du premier coup de barre ?




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Quotes

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Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it's the only one we have.





Pessimism comes from the temperament, optimism from the will.





The effort we make to be happy is never lost.





To love is to find one's riches outside oneself.





Doubt is not below knowledge, but above it.





To know is to know that one knows.












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