Marcel Proust Quote

Happiness is beneficial for the body but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.


In Search of Lost Time (1913-1927) - Vol. VII: The Past Recaptured (1927)


Happiness is beneficial for the body but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.

Happiness is beneficial for the body but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.

Happiness is beneficial for the body but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.

Happiness is beneficial for the body but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.