Quotes by french authors

Life is a horizontal fall. Jean Cocteau

Life Life Is A Fall Horizontal

The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood. Jean Cocteau

Poet Worst Admired Through Misunderstood Tragedy Being Being Misunderstood

In Paris, everybody wants to be an actor; nobody is content to be a spectator. Jean Cocteau

Everybody Paris Nobody Content Wants Actor Spectator

I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without realizing it. He lent a friendship, took it from me, sent me another. Jean Cocteau

Friendship God Best Me Mercy Lost Took Seven Say Had He Another Without Friends Times Which Sent Lent Realizing

The main object of a revolution is the liberation of man... not the interpretation and application of some transcendental ideology. Jean Genet

Man Ideology Revolution Interpretation Liberation Some Object Main Transcendental Application

We have within us, from the start, that which will distinguish us from the vulgar herd. Jean Henri Fabre

Will Herd Distinguish Vulgar Within Which Us Start

Fashion is about what you look like, which translates to what you would like to be like. Jean Paul Gaultier

Fashion You Would About Like Look Which

Justice in the extreme is often unjust. Jean Racine

Justice Unjust Extreme Often

Is a faith without action a sincere faith? Jean Racine

Faith Action Sincere Without

I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want. Jean Racine

Nothing Everything Possess Although Am Still Want

There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it with reluctance. Jean Racine

You Nothing Difficult Easy Reluctance Becomes

A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. Jean Rostand

Man Old Long Seeking Something He

My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists. Jean Rostand

Other Point Sincerity Suspecting Pessimism Pessimists Even

Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth. Jean Rostand

Wealth Nothing Admirable More Disadvantages Than Which Fortitude Tolerate Millionaires

The least one can say of power is that a vocation for it is suspicious. Jean Rostand

Power Say Vocation Least Suspicious

Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined to become. Jean Rostand

Man Become Destined He Equal Origin Species

People must help one another; it is nature's law. Jean de La Fontaine

Nature People Law Must Another Help

People who make no noise are dangerous. Jean de La Fontaine

Noise People Dangerous Make Who

The argument of the strongest is always the best. Jean de La Fontaine

Best Argument Strongest Always

It is impossible to please all the world and one's father. Jean de La Fontaine

World Impossible Father Please All The World Dad

The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things. Jean de la Bruyere

Beautiful Pleasure Criticizing Feel Beautiful Things Very Moved Being Us Things