However, all is not in vain. Paul-Valéry said that even Sisyphus, in rolling his stone, was not working in vain since he was flexing his muscles.
Mais tout cela n'est pas inutile. Paul-Valéry disait que même Sisyphe, en roulant son rocher, ne faisait pas un travail inutile, puisqu'il se faisait les muscles.
The nascent empire was flexing its muscles in the region.
L'empire naissant faisait étalage de sa puissance dans la région.
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