Quotes by french authors

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death. Albert Camus

Death Men Argument Only Sincerity Efforts Convinced Your Seriousness

Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators. Albert Camus

Those Write Clearly Readers Who

The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm. Albert Camus

War Clouds Myth Unlimited Announce Inevitably Train Storm Production Brings

Violence is both unavoidable and unjustifiable. Albert Camus

Unavoidable Both Violence

I am not made for politics because I am incapable of wanting or accepting the death of the adversary. Albert Camus

Politics Death Made Adversary Because Accepting Am Wanting Incapable

In order to exist just once in the world, it is necessary never again to exist. Albert Camus

World Once Never Exist Just Order Again Necessary

Every time somebody speaks of my honesty, there is someone who quivers inside me. Albert Camus

Time Me Honesty Somebody Every Every Time Inside Someone Speaks Who

It is necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live. Alexandre Dumas

Death Good Live Wished Know How Order Necessary

How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it. Alexandre Dumas

Education Men Stupid Must Does How Intelligent Children Little Little Children

All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know. Alexis Carrel

Great Men Analysis Gifted Intuition Great Men Know Without Reasoning Need

Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality. Alexis Carrel

Reality Perception Intuition Very Close Appears

Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace. Alexis Carrel

Strength Religion Spiritual Man Peace Light Ineffable Inner Brings Inner Strength

The atmosphere of libraries, lecture rooms and laboratories is dangerous to those who shut themselves up in them too long. It separates us from reality like a fog. Alexis Carrel

Reality Dangerous Fog Long Too Those Libraries Atmosphere Like Lecture Up Them Rooms Themselves Us Separates Who Shut

Hard conditions of life are indispensable to bringing out the best in human personality. Alexis Carrel

Life Best Personality Out Indispensable Conditions Human Hard Human Personality Bringing

There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember reading the feudal drama of Henry V for the first time in a log cabin. Alexis de Tocqueville

Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners. Alexis de Tocqueville

Men First Important Own Nothing Manners Living Society Everything Sight Seems More Except Outward Than Human Human Actions Store Form Which Used Less Actions Grow Set

In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end. Alexis de Tocqueville

Invent Revolution Difficult Part Most End Novel

The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people. Alexis de Tocqueville

People Power Press Only Second

The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged rather than to march, to the intended goal. Something of this sort must, I think, always happen in public democratic assemblies. Alexis de Tocqueville

How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception. Alfred de Musset

Glorious Exception Also How Painful

Uncertainty is the worst of all evils until the moment when reality makes us regret uncertainty. Alphonse Karr

Reality Regret Worst Evils Uncertainty Until Makes Us Moment