"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

Gratitude

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Words carry weight, and Marcel Proust's insight into gratitude is no exception. It serves as a gentle reminder that amidst the chaos of modern life, timeless wisdom still holds the power to guide our decisions and clarify our values.

About Marcel Proust

Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist best known for his novel À la recherche du temps perdu, which was published in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927 and totals around 1.25 million words. He is considered by critics and writers to be one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century.

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"It is always thus, impelled by a state of mind which is destined not to last, that we make our irrevocable decisions."

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"There is nothing like desire for preventing the thing one says from bearing any resemblance to what one has in one's mind."

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"Thank you... fat dude with giant headphones on the subway, for looking like what would've happened if Jabba the Hutt mated with Princess Leia."

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"Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful and if a little charity is not forgotten, it turns into a gnawing worm."

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"I am sure that, on the one hand, the Rothschilds appreciate the merits of Marx, and that on the other hand, Marx feels an instinctive inclination and a great respect for the Rothschilds."

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