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Andre Malraux Quote: 'Art is a revolt against fate. ...'

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Profession: Author
Nationality: French
Birthday: November 3, 1901

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It is usually more important how a man meets his fate than what it is.


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Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man's hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them.
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Oppression that is clearly inexorable and invincible does not give rise to revolt but to submission.


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Fate will find a way.


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