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Stendhal. Marie-Henri Beyle (French: [maʁi ɑ̃ʁi bɛl]; 23 January 1783 – 23 March 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal (UK: / ˈstɒ̃dɑːl /, US: / stɛnˈdɑːl, stænˈ -/, [1][2][3] French: [stɛ̃dal, stɑ̃dal]), [a] was a French writer. Best known for the novels Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black, 1830) and La ...
Four cardinal virtues. Prudence (φρόνησις, phrónēsis; Latin: prudentia; also Wisdom, sophia, sapientia), the ability to discern the appropriate course of action to be taken in a given situation at the appropriate time, with consideration of potential consequences; Cautiousness. Justice (δικαιοσύνη, dikaiosýnē; Latin ...
Boldness. Boldness is the opposite of shyness. To be bold implies a willingness to get things done despite risks. [1] For example, in the context of sociability, a bold person may be willing to risk shame or rejection in social situations, or to bend rules of etiquette or politeness. An excessively bold person could aggressively ask for money ...
Fortune favours the bold is the translation of a Latin proverb, which exists in several forms with slightly different wording but effectively identical meaning, such as: audentes Fortuna iuvat, [1] audentes Fortuna adiuvat, Fortuna audaces iuvat, and. audentis Fortuna iuvat. This last form is used by Turnus, an antagonist in the Aeneid by ...
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Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) is an opera in three acts by the French composer Georges Bizet, to a libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré. It was premiered on 30 September 1863 at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris, and was given 18 performances in its initial run. Set in ancient times on the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the ...
Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet (UK: / ˈkʊərbeɪ / KOOR-bay, [ 1 ] US: / kʊərˈbeɪ / koor-BAY, [ 2 ]French: [ɡystav kuʁbɛ]; 10 June 1819 – 31 December 1877) [ 3 ] was a French painter who led the Realism movement in 19th-century French painting. Committed to painting only what he could see, he rejected academic convention and the ...
The General Assembly’s oversight hearings have been inconsistent, and the City Council’s engagement has been limited to budget discussions. Meanwhile, relegated to an advisory role, the ...