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"Just as we descend into our consciences to judge of actions which our minds can not weigh, can we no..." — Alfred de Vigny

Just as we descend into our consciences to judge of actions which our minds can not weigh, can we not also search in ourselves for the feeling which gives birth to forms of thought, always vague and cloudy?
Alfred de Vigny
Alfred de Vigny Poet • French
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