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  • La Guerre de Jugurtha

    by Salluste ...
    C’est à tort que les hommes se plaignent de leur condition, sous prétexte que leur vie, si faible et si courte, serait gouvernée par le hasard plutôtque par la vertu. Loin de là ; quiconque voudra y penser reconnaîtra qu’il n’y a rien de plus grand, de plus élevé, que la nature de l’homme, et quec’est moins la force ou le temps qui lui manque, que le bon esprit d’en faire usage. Guide et ... Read more

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  • La Guerre de Jugurtha

    by Salluste, Charles Durozoir ...
    C’est à tort que les hommes se plaignent de leur condition, sous prétexte que leur vie, si faible et si courte, serait gouvernée par le hasard plutôt que par la vertu. Loin de là ; quiconque voudra y penser reconnaîtra qu’il n’y a rien de plus grand, de plus élevé, que la nature de l’homme, et que c’est moins la force ou le temps qui lui manque, que le bon esprit d’en faire usage. Guide et ... Read more

    $2.32 USD

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