“ Courage is the only resource of a human being who has fallen into this last abyss of unhappiness. ”
Stendhal, The Red and the Black (1830). copy citation
| Author | Stendhal |
|---|---|
| Source | The Red and the Black |
| Topic | unhappiness courage |
| Date | 1830 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Horace B. Samuel |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Red_and_the_Black |
Context
“because it was the glass of iced water offered to the wretch dying of thirst and heat in the desert.
"My death will increase the contempt she has for me," he exclaimed. "What a memory I should leave her."
Courage is the only resource of a human being who has fallen into this last abyss of unhappiness. Julien did not have sufficient genius to say to himself, "I must dare," but as he looked at the window of Mathilde's room he saw through the blinds that she was putting out her light. He conjured up that charming room which he had seen, alas!”
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