“To have merit to abstain from a fault, is a manner to be guilty.”

— Marguerite Yourcenar

Avoir du mérite à s'abstenir d'une faute, c'est une façon d'être coupable.
Alexis (1929)

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Avoir du mérite à s'abstenir d'une faute, c'est une façon d'être coupable.

Alexis (1929)

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