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"There are, among celebrated people, many methods of correspondence. There are those to whom letter writing is a bore, and who, assailed with questions and compliments, reply in the greatest haste, solely that the job may be over with, and who return politeness for politeness, mingling it with more or less wit. THERE ARE AMONG CELEBRATED PEOPLE MANY METHODS OF CORRESPONDENCE THERE ARE THOSE TO WHOM LETTER WRITING IS A BORE AND WHO ASSAILED WITH QUESTIONS AND COMPLIMENTS REPLY IN THE GREATEST HASTE SOLELY THAT THE JOB MAY BE OVER WITH AND WHO RETURN POLITENESS FOR POLITENESS MINGLING IT WITH MORE OR LESS WIT
of Proudhon's writings, that they may form an opinion for themselves.--Translator. In an important work, which his habitual readers certainly have not forgotten, although death did not allow him to finish it, Sainte Beuve thus judges the correspondence of the great publicist:-- "The letters of Proudhon, even outside the circle of his particular friends, will always be of value; we can always learn something from them, and here is the proper place to determine the general character of his correspondence. "It has always been large, especially since he became so celebrated; and, to tell the truth, I am persuaded that, in the future, the correspondence of Proudhon will be his principal, vital work, and that most of his books will be only accessory to and corroborative of this. At any rate, his books can be well understood only by the aid of his letters and the continual explanations which he makes to those who consult him in their doubt, and request him to define more clearly his position. ALLOW HIM TO ESTIMATE IT AS A WHOLE WITH THAT SOUNDNESS OF JUDGMENT THAT CHARACTERIZED HIM AS A LITERARY CRITIC IN AN IMPORTANT WORK WHICH HIS HABITUAL READERS CERTAINLY HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN ALTHOUGH DEATH DID NOT ALLOW HIM TO FINISH IT SAINT BERT THUS JUDGES THE CORRESPONDENCE OF THE GREAT PUBLICIST THE LETTERS OF PRUDENT EVEN OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE OF HIS PARTICULAR FRIENDS WILL ALWAYS BE OF VALUE WE CAN ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING FROM THEM AND HERE IS THE PROPER PLACE TO DETERMINE THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF HIS CORRESPONDENTS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN LARGE ESPECIALLY SINCE HE BECAME SO CELEBRATED AND TO TELL THE TRUTH I AM PERSUADED THAT IN THE FUTURE THE CORRESPONDENCE OF PRUDENT WILL BE HIS PRINCIPAL VITAL WORK AND THAT MOST OF HIS BOOKS WILL BE ONLY ACCESSORY TO AND CORROBORATIVE OF THIS AT ANY RATE HIS BOOKS CAN BE WELL UNDERSTOOD ONLY BY THE AID OF HIS LETTERS AND THE CONTINUAL EXPLANATIONS WHICH HE MAKES TO THOSE WHO CONSULT HIM IN THEIR DOUBT AND REQUEST HIM TO DEFINE MORE CLEARLY HIS POSITION
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