66 quotes found
Author · French · 1864–1910
French author (1864–1910)
“Being bored is an insult to oneself.”
“Words are the small change of thought.”
“It`s not how old you are, it`s how you are old.”
“It is not how old you are, but how you are old.”
“On a vingt ans depuis quinze jusqu'à trente ans.”
“A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.”
“The peasant is the only species of human being who doesn't like the country and never looks at it.”
“If one were to build the house of happiness, the largest space would be the waiting room.”
“If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.”
“Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.”
“I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.”
“It is when we are faced with death that we turn most bookish.”
“Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.”
“The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.”
“True courage consists in being courageous precisely when when we're not.”
“Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none”
“the important people in our lives leave imprints. they may die or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart”
“Paradise does not exist, but we must nonetheless strive to be worthy of it.”
“The truly free man is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.”
“Failure is not our only punishment for laziness there is also the success of others. ”
“Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.”
“On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it.”
“I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.”
“Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.”
