A man cannot change, that is to say become another person, while continuing to obey the dictates of the self which he has ceased to be. - Marcel Proust (In Search of Lost Time Quotes)

A man cannot change, that is to say become another person, while continuing to obey the dictates of the self which he has ceased to be.[Car on ne peut pas changer, c’est-à-dire devenir une autre personne, tout en continuant à obéir aux sentiments de celle qu’on n’est plus.]

Source:Part Two, Vol. I: Swann's Way (1913)
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