WednesdayMay 27, 2026
Quotes: 53419 Authors: 9969
Life is a child playing round your feet, a tool you hold firmly in your grip, a bench you sit down upon in the evening, in your garden.
Inspiration? a hoax fabricated by poets for their self-importance.
Every man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know he is.
An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.
Beauty is one of the rare things that do not lead to doubt of God.
The object of art is to give life a shape.
What you get free costs too much.
Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.
To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It's easy to say no, even if it means dying.
Things are beautiful if you love them.
Talent is like a faucet; while it is open, you have to write.
Saintliness is also a temptation.
I like reality. It tastes of bread.
Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake, and strike the other way.
Everything ends this way in France everything. Weddings, christenings, duels, funerals, swindlings, diplomatic affairs everything is a pretext for a good dinner.
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.
Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books but it is terrible when one has to live it.
Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It's the aim of art to give it some.
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