“ If you love truth with an irresistible embrace, your enemies will sooner or later be confounded. ”
Stendhal, The Red and the Black (1830). copy citation
| Author | Stendhal |
|---|---|
| Source | The Red and the Black |
| Topic | truth love |
| Date | 1830 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Horace B. Samuel |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Red_and_the_Black |
Context
“Seek help only from God, who, to punish you for your presumption, has cursed you with the inevitable hatred of your comrades. Let your conduct be pure. That is the only resource which I can see for you. If you love truth with an irresistible embrace, your enemies will sooner or later be confounded."
It had been so long since Julien had heard a friendly voice that he must be forgiven a weakness. He burst out into tears.
The abbé Pirard held out his arms to him. This moment was very sweet to both of them.”
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