One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is ... - Émile Zola

This quote is attributed to Émile Zola.

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to prevent oneself from being deserted in solitude."

Émile Zola Solitude

Novelist French 1840–1902

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"I am my brother's brother, and I feel that I cannot be happy while he is wretched."

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"The artist's task is to save the soul of mankind."

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"I'm not good with people, never have been."

"I feel like I'm disappearing."