#france

The point of civilization is to be civilized; the purpose of action is to perpetuate society, for only in society can philosophy truly take place. ↗

— Iain Pears

#black-plague #christians #clement-vi #dream-of-scipio #gaul

There were a Te Deum, clouds of incense, endless volleys of musketry and artillery; the peasants were frantic with joy and piety. Such a day undoes the work of a hundred numbers of the Jacobin papers. ↗

— Stendhal

#political #religion #satirical #social #theredandtheblack

In France they don't think I'm difficult. ↗

— David Bailey

#france #i #think

King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France... settle your debt to the king of Heaven; return to the Maiden, who is envoy of the king of Heaven, the keys to all the good towns you took and violated in France. ↗

— Joan of Arc

#debt #duke #england #france #good

I am against the Islamisation of France. ↗

— Brigitte Bardot

#am #france #i #i am

To be a gourmet you must start early, as you must begin riding early to be a good horseman. You must live in France, your father must have been a gourmet. Nothing in life must interest you but your stomach. ↗

— Ludwig Bemelmans

#begin #early #father #france #good

When Ronald Reagan was elected I was on a bus traveling with a band in France. I wrote a little arrangement of The Star Spangled Banner in a minor key. ↗

— Carla Bley

#band #banner #bus #elected #france

In France, for instance, one magazine writer was convinced that On The Road had been a huge influence on Lost Souls and was crushed to learn that I hadn't read the one until after I'd written the other. ↗

— Poppy Z. Brite

#been #convinced #crushed #france #had

France is the only place where you can make love in the afternoon without people hammering on your door. ↗

— Barbara Cartland

#door #france #hammering #love #make

France, and the whole of Europe have a great culture and an amazing history. Most important thing though is that people there know how to live! In America they've forgotten all about it. I'm afraid that the American culture is a disaster. ↗

— Johnny Depp

#about #afraid #amazing #america #american