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Quote by Marcel Proust
The time which we have at our disposal every day is elastic; the p

The time which we have at our disposal every day is elastic; the passions we feel expand it, those that we inspire contract it, and habit fills up what remains. – Marcel Proust

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Words do not change their meanings so drastically in the course of centuries as, in our minds, names do in the course of a year or two. – Marcel Proust

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Everything great in the world comes from neurotics. They alone have founded our religions and composed our masterpieces. – Marcel Proust

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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

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