Our intonations contain our philosophy of life, what each of us is con…

Marcel Proust
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Our intonations contain our philosophy of life, what each of us is constantly telling himself about things. ✨ Marcel Proust (1948). The Maxims of Marcel Proust
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The soldier is convinced that a certain indefinitely extendable time period is accorded him before he is killed, the burglar before he is caught, men in general, before they must die. That is the amu … ▶

Our intonations contain our philosophy of life, what each of us is constantly telling himself about things. ✨ Marcel Proust (1948). The Maxims of Marcel Proust

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