A human being - what is a human being? Everything and nothing. Through…

Guy de Maupassant
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A human being - what is a human being? Everything and nothing. Through the power of thought it can mirror everything it experiences. Through memory and knowledge it becomes a microcosm, carrying the world within itself. A mirror of things, a mirror of facts. Each human being becomes a little universe within the universe! ✨ Guy de Maupassant (1989). The dark side of Guy de Maupassant
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