French Literary Quotes about "tortue"

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Ah ! le soleil… Quelle ombre de tortue Pour l'âme, Achille immobile à grands pas !

Ah! the sun... What a turtle's shadow For the soul, Achilles still with long steps!

Paul Valéry Sète 1871-Paris 1945 Charmes, le Cimetière marin Gallimard

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Parce que la tortue a le pied sûr, est-ce une raison pour couper les ailes de l'aigle ?

Because the tortoise is sure-footed, is that a reason to clip the eagle's wings?

But, because the tortoise is sure of foot, for this reason must we clip the wings of the eagle ?

Edgar Allan Poe Boston 1809-Baltimore 1849 Eureka

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