Men see necessity only in crisis. Jean Monnet Jean Monnet, born November 9, 1888 in Cognac and died March 16, 1979 in Houjarray (Bazoches-sur-Guyonne), is a French international civil servant, international banker, promoter of Atlanticism and free trade. He is considered one of the “fathers of Europe”. Crises make us aware of the precious and yet so innocuous goods that…
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He who has stooped before the ant no longer has to stoop before the lion. Henri Michaux Henri Michaux, born in Namur on May 24, 1899 and died in Paris on October 19, 1984, is a writer, poet and painter of Belgian origin of French expression naturalized in 1955. The only humility worth expressing is that towards the humblest. Humility…
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So your interest is always the compass that our opinions follow. Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, born in Sauve on 6 March 1755 and died in Sceaux on 13 September 1794, was a French playwright, novelist, poet and fabulist. It is difficult to assess the sincerity of our convictions, a fortiori if they are political. We tend,…
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None of us is complete on its own. Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf, born Adeline Virginia Alexandra Stephen on 25 January 1882 in London and died on 28 March 1941 in Rodmell (United Kingdom), was an English woman of letters. She is one of the leading modernist writers of the 20th century. We come into the world alone and we leave…
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One always admires the work in which one finds one’s thoughts. Suzanne Curchod Suzanne Necker, borned Curchod, born on 2 June 1737 in Crassier and died on 6 May 1794 in Beaulieu, was a Franco-Swiss woman of letters and salonnière. Here we have a reformulation of the concept of confirmation bias so popular today. The human tendency is to seek…
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One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself. Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (Italian: Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci listen, known as Leonardo da Vinci), born on 15 April 1452 in Vinci (Tuscany) and died on 2 May 1519 in Amboise (Touraine), was an Italian painter and a…
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Do women always seek out alphas? A simple answer to this question would be “yes”. However, one would have to argue that the concept of Apha masculinity has changed even though the notion of security that it underlies remains the same. Where does this concept come from? Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet and it indicates a…
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When we think of the upheavals that take place in history, we often have in mind the idea of revolution or coup d’état. In itself, if we want a big change from the left, we will imagine a form of revolution, while if we want a takeover from the right, we will think more of a coup d’état. And if…
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Do not leave your dog on a leash if you want him to be attached to you. Albert Willemetz Albert Willemetz was a French librettist, lyricist and scriptwriter, born in Paris on 14 February 18871 and died in Marnes-la-Coquette on 7 October 1964 (aged 77). The dog is here the metaphor of a friend or any other life companion. It…
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There is no melancholy master-of-arms. Alfred de Musset Alfred de Musset was a French writer of the Romantic period, born on 11 December 1810 in Paris, where he died on 2 May 1857. Anyone who seeks to excel and become the best in any field, be it fencing or poetry for example, has no time to lament his fate or…
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