Quote of Marcel Proust - Words do not change their meanings...
Biography - Marcel Proust:
French novelist, critic and essayist.
Born: 1871 - Died: 1922
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1871 - Died: 1922
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Words do not change their meanings so drastically in the course of centuries as, in our minds, names do in the course of a year or two.
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Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.
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