Yourcenar
The Immortal
First woman in the Academy. Marguerite crossed centuries as one crosses a room. With elegance. Without haste.
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“L'amour est un châtiment. Nous sommes punis de n'avoir pas pu rester seuls.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Love is a punishment. We are punished for not being able to stay alone.”
— Mémoires d'Hadrien
“Mes premières patries ont été des livres.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“My first homelands were books.”
— Inconnu
“C'est avoir tort que d'avoir raison trop tôt.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“It is wrong to be right too soon.”
— Inconnu
“Le véritable lieu de naissance est celui où l'on a porté pour la première fois un regard intelligent sur soi-même.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The true place of birth is where one first casts an intelligent eye upon oneself.”
— Mémoires d'Hadrien
“Le véritable explorateur ne cherche pas à voir de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The true explorer does not seek to see new landscapes, but to have new eyes.”
— Inconnu
“Tout nous échappe, et tout nous appartient.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Everything eludes us, and everything belongs to us.”
— Mémoires d'Hadrien
“Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“There is no happy love.”
— Inconnu
