#french

There is never but one pleasant side to this human life. Like the globe on which we turn, our own rapid rotation is but one day, and a part of this day cannot receive light, so that the other part will not be delivered into darkness. ↗

— Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

#french-novel #paul-and-virginie #paul-et-virginie #life

Une lutte qui semble perdue, est la plus excitante. ↗

— Jacques Tardi

#french #interesting #life #life-lesson #life-lessons

D'une complexion farouche et bavarde, ayant le désir de ne voir personne et le besoin de parler à quelqu'un, il se tirait d'affaire en se parlant à lui-même. Quiconque a vécu solitaire sait à quel point le monologue est dans la nature. La parole intérieure démange. Haranguer l'espace est un exutoire. Parler tout haut et tout seul, cela fait l'effet d'un dialogue avec le dieu qu'on a en soit. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#solitude #nature

History is a Rorschach test, people. What you see when you look at it tells you as much about yourself as it does about the past. ↗

— Jennifer Donnelly

#history #revolution

It has since been agreed that speeches given in English will be translated into French and vice versa, and even into German and Italian when necessary. No doubt translations into Esperanto will also soon be in demand. ↗

— Fredrik Bajer

#also #been #demand #doubt #english

Here the Frenchman, Spaniard, and Englishman all passed, leaving each his legend; and a brilliant and more or less feudal civilization with its aristocracy and slaves has departed with the economic system upon which it rested. ↗

— Hervey Allen

#brilliant #civilization #departed #each #economic

In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only the set meal. ↗

— Jose Bergamin

#choose #french #french literature #la #literature

As they say in Italy, Italians were eating with a knife and fork when the French were still eating each other. The Medici family had to bring their Tuscan cooks up there so they could make something edible. ↗

— Mario Batali

#cooks #could #each #eating #edible

I lost in the second round of the French Open and had 10 days off. I went to the Hard Rock Cafe. It was exciting to be away from my parents, to stay in a hotel. Hotels at 17 meant freedom. ↗

— Boris Becker

#cafe #days #exciting #freedom #french

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#mayonnaise #place #religion #sauces #serve