Quotes by french authors

A witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire

Saying Nothing Witty Proves

It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce. Voltaire

Enough Must Seduce Learn Conquer

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it. Voltaire

Beast Must Ferocious Either Public Flee Chain

Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it. Yves Saint Laurent

Woman Important Wearing Dress Over Learned Years Who

We must never confuse elegance with snobbery. Yves Saint Laurent

Snobbery Confuse Must Never Elegance

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide. Albert Camus

Problem Suicide Philosophical Philosophical Problem Truly Serious

Each generation doubtless feels called upon to reform the world. Mine knows that it will not reform it, but its task is perhaps even greater. It consists in preventing the world from destroying itself. Albert Camus

Generation World Will Mine Consists Destroying Preventing Feels Perhaps Knows Greater Itself Reform Task Doubtless Even Each Each Generation

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them. Albert Camus

Happiness You Only Share Generously Forgiven Them Successes Your Consent

To assert in any case that a man must be absolutely cut off from society because he is absolutely evil amounts to saying that society is absolutely good, and no-one in his right mind will believe this today. Albert Camus

I prefer rogues to imbeciles, because they sometimes take a rest. Alexandre Dumas

Sometimes Rest Imbeciles Take Because Rogues Prefer

With a kiss let us set out for an unknown world. Alfred de Musset

World Kiss Unknown Out Us Let Us Set

Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty. Alfred de Vigny

Art Beauty Ought Relations Considered Except Never Ideal

It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be. Anatole France

Heart Mind Naive Well

It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot. Anatole France

Better Understand Misunderstand Lot Than Little

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. Andre Gide

Truth Doubt Believe Those Find Seeking Who

There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea, shining in his head, frightened people, and for whom delirium was the only solution to the strangulation that life had prepared for him. Antonin Artaud

Life People Genius Every Solution Madman Only Delirium Had Head Idea Him Misunderstood His Shining Frightened Prepared Whom Whose

The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him. Auguste Rodin

Nature Word Every Flower Bending Harmoniously Carry Through Stems Towards Him Graceful Blossoms Confidant Artist Which Nuances Flowers Cordial