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Marcel Proust Quotes: The inertia of the mind urges it to slide down the easy slope of imagination, rather than to climb the steep slope of introspection.
         

The inertia of the mind urges it to slide down the easy slope of imagination, rather than to climb the steep slope of introspection.


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The inertia of the mind urges it to slide down the easy slope of imagination, rather than to climb the steep slope of introspection.
         



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This page presents the quote "The inertia of the mind urges it to slide down the easy slope of imagination, rather than to climb the steep slope of introspection.". Author of this quote is Marcel Proust. This quote is about introspection, imagination, inertia,.