The time at our disposal each day is elastic; the passions we feel dilate it, those that inspire us shrink it, and habit fills it. Marcel Proust daydilatedisposal Change image and share on social
In theory one is aware that the earth revolves, but in practice one does not perceive it, the ground upon which one treads seems not to move, and one can live undisturbed. So it is with Time in one's life. Marcel Proust awareearthgrind share on social
Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible. Marcel Proust happinessmakepurpose Change image and share on social
Your soul is a dark forest. But the trees are of a particular species, they are genealogical trees. Marcel Proust darkforestgenealogical Change image and share on social
The world was not created once and for all time for each of us individually. There are added to it in the course of our life things of which we have never had any suspicion. Marcel Proust addcreateindividually Change image and share on social
We must never be afraid to go too far, for truth lies beyond. Marcel Proust afraidlietruth Change image and share on social
A powerful idea communicates some of its strength to him who challenges it. Marcel Proust challengecommunicateidea Change image and share on social
As long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost and science can never regress. Marcel Proust freefreedomlong Change image and share on social
Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees. Marcel Proust artemergeperson Change image and share on social