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The genius of the French language, descended from its single Latin stock, has triumphed most in the contrary direction - in simplicity, in unity, in clarity, and in restraint.

Lytton Strachey

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Das Genie der französischen Sprache, das von seinem einzigen lateinischen Bestand abstammt, hat am meisten in die entgegengesetzte Richtung gesiegt - in Einfachheit, in Einheit, Klarheit und Zurückhaltung.

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