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Legend remains victorious in spite of history
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"Legend remains victorious in spite of history"

- Sarah Bernhardt

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This quote by Sarah Bernhardt speaks to the power of tale and its capability to continue to be victorious despite history. It recommends that legends are a lot more powerful than truths and that they can hold up against the test of time. Legends are tales that have been passed down through generations, commonly with a moral or lesson connected to them. They are commonly based upon actual events, however they have actually been decorated and glamorized in time. This quote suggests that legends are much more powerful than history, as they can remain successful even when the facts of background are forgotten or distorted. It recommends that legends can be a source of toughness and inspiration, also when the realities of background are failed to remember or misshaped. Legends can be a source of hope and also guts, even despite difficulty.

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Sarah Bernhardt This quote is written / told by Sarah Bernhardt between October 22, 1844 and March 26, 1923. She was a famous Actress from France. The author also have 19 other quotes.

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