Act I, sc. ii
Empedocles on Etna (1852)
“Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promises only; pain we obey.”
—
Marcel Proust
,
book
In Search of Lost Time
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La maladie est le plus écouté des médecins: à la bonté, au savoir on ne fait que promettre; on obéit à la souffrance.
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Pt. II, Ch. 1
In Search of Lost Time, Remembrance of Things Past (1913-1927), Vol. IV: Cities of the Plain (1921-1922)
Original
La maladie est le plus écouté des médecins: à la bonté, au savoir on ne fait que promettre; on obéit à la souffrance.
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In Search of Lost Time, Remembrance of Things Past (1913-1927), Vol. IV: Cities of the Plain (1921-1922)
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