The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922)
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「発見の旅」の本質は、新たな景観を探し求めることにあるのではなく、新たな観点を持つことにある。 - マルセル・プルースト (1871 - 1922)
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