"J'ai détruit mes passions, à peu près comme un homme violent tue son cheval, ne pouvant le gouverner."
— Nicolas Chamfort

January 1, 1970

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Maximes et Pensées, #325 — I've destroyed my passions, rather like a violent man who, finding he can't control his horse, kills it. — Reflections