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The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
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Against the disease of writing one must take special precautions, since it is a dangerous and contagious disease.
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The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
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Born:
1079
Died:
April 21, 1142
(aged 63)
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