One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.
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Nationality: French Type: Philosopher Born: June 27, 1884 Death: October 16, 1962 |
Three hundred years ago a prisoner condemned to the Tower of London carved on the wall of his cell this sentiment to keep up his spirits during his long imprisonment: 'It is not adversity that kills, but the impatience with which we bear adversity.