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Quote by Henri Bergson
To perceive means to immobilize... we seize, in the act of percept

To perceive means to immobilize… we seize, in the act of perception, something which outruns perception itself. – Henri Bergson

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The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is vanity. – Henri Bergson

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