"S’il est ordinaire d’être vivement touché des choses rares, pourquoi le sommes-nous si peu de la vertu?"
— Les Caractères

January 1, 1970

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If it be usual to be strongly impressed by things that are scarce, why are we so little impressed by virtue? — “Of Personal Merit,” #20