66 quotes found
Author · French · 1864–1910
French author (1864–1910)
“It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For the word that stings the deepest is the word that is never spoke, Let the other fellow wrangle till the storm has blown away, th...”
“There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire.”
“Writing is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none.”
“Being bored is an insult to oneself.”
“I am afraid I shall not find Him but I shall still look for Him. If He exists He may be appreciative of my efforts.”
“A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.”
“Failure is not our only punishment for laziness: there is also the success of others.”
“I have a remarkable memory I forget everything. It is wonderfully convenient. It is as though the world were constantly renewing itself for me.”
“Look for the ridiculous in everything and you find it.”
“When people are bored it is primarily with their own selves that they are bored.”
“Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.”
“Words are the small change of thought.”
“Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.”
“I don't get involved in politics is like saying I don't deal with life. [4], ilsole24ore.com.”
“Baudelaire: his heavy phrase, loaded with electric fluids. (C.E.1887; Vergani, p. 11)”
“If even the slightest truth could come out of a discussion, there would be less discussion. Nothing is more depressing than understanding each other: once you have understood each other, there is n...”
“The most beautiful pages about the campaign are written in the middle of the city. (November 25, C.E.1887; Vergani, p. 13)”
