“ a man is free in the forest but he is a slave in the cloister. It may well be that greater strength of character is needed for standing up to solitude than to poverty, for if poverty degrades us segregation depraves. ”
Denis Diderot, The Nun (1796). copy citation
| Author | Denis Diderot |
|---|---|
| Source | The Nun |
| Topic | poverty strength |
| Date | 1796 |
| Language | English |
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| Note | Translated by Leonard Tancock |
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