Whether you are dealing with an animal or a child, to convince is to weaken.

Qu'il s'agisse d'une bete ou d'un enfant, convaincre c'est affaiblir.

Colette

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Persuasion

Author

Colette

Source

The Pure and the Impure

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1932 1930s 20th century

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Writer

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France Europe

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Original Citation

Colette. Le Pur et l'impur and Ces Plaisirs [The Pure and the Impure and These Pleasures]. J. Ferenczi & fils, 1932, ch. 9.

Current Citation

Colette. The Pure and the Impure. NYRB Classics, 2000, ch. 9.

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