The world steals us from ourselves and solitude restores us. The world is composed of a herd, which are ever flying from themselves. (Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert)

The world steals us from ourselves and solitude restores us. The world is composed of a herd, which are ever flying from themselves.

Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert

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