Friday, February 14, 2014

On est bon si l'on est tranquille,
Content, indifférent, distrait;
Mais si, plié sur son secret, l'esprit sent sa force servile,
Qui dira l'ardeur, la bonté,
D'un instant de méchanceté?


It is good if it is quiet,
Happy, indifferent, distracted;
But if bent on his secret mind feels his servile force
Who can tell the enthusiasm, kindness,

In a moment of wickedness?

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