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French Literature Quotes & Sayings

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

The man's father is a wonderful human being. I think this guy is a loser. — Harry Reid

A rich man's soup - and all from a few stones. It seemed like magic! — Marcia Brown

In fact I enjoyed every minute of my life at King's, especially the discovery of French and German literature. — Patrick White

Salesmanship consists of transferring a conviction by a seller to a buyer. — Paul G. Hoffman

It's easy enough to get along with a loved and loving child - at least till you try to get him to do something. — Mignon McLaughlin

They used to take your horse and if they were caught they got hung for it. Now they take your car, and if they are caught it's a miracle. — Will Rogers

We get bored with everything, my angel, it's a law of nature: it's not my fault. — Laclos, Pierre Choderlos De

Well, some people die and then they sell more records, go figure. — Tommy Lee

The amateur is very rare in French literature - as rare as he is common in our own. — Lytton Strachey

The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature. — Antoine Francois Prevost D'Exiles

...After you have done everything to please a man and he's taken his pleasure with you, all you are for him is a whore, and a whore's daughter. — Pierre Louis

When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt

No one's serious at seventeen,
When lindens line the promenades — Arthur Rimbaud

Is not wounded vanity the mother of all tragedies? — Friedrich Nietzsche

In luck or out the toil has left its mark:
That old perplexity an empty purse,
Or the day's vanity, the night's remorse. — William Butler Yeats

There were times when i felt in a slump or lonely but i never thought of giving up — Sandara Park

Folly, error, sin, avarice
Occupy our minds and labor our bodies,
And we feed our pleasant remorse
As beggars nourish their vermin. — Charles Baudelaire

I like a lot of French literature, everything that was published like in the 40s and 50s. I like a lot of that. — Robert Pattinson

The day I pitched, I would drink either 'cause I was celebrating or I lost and couldn't sleep. — Dwight Gooden

In college, I was a huge fan of 'Les Miserables.' I seem to remember that people who were into French literature preferred Hugo's poetry. — Garth Risk Hallberg

Anything that keeps old words in circulation is to be treasured, the French revolution be damned. — Joseph Bottum

Whichever country you are, if you lose games you are criticised. It's only when it's England it's like a new world war. — Sven-Goran Eriksson

As a student in England, I studied French and English literature. I read L'Etranger and the rhythm of the novel felt familiar to me - very African. — Sefi Atta

How far the existence of the Academy has influenced French literature, either for good or for evil, is an extremely dubious question. — Lytton Strachey

And he who is forever talking about enemies / Is himself the enemy! — Christopher Logue

It seemed that in Paris you could discuss classic literature or architecture or great music with everyone from the garbage collector to the mayor. — Julia Child

Conscience, my dear, is a kind of stick that everyone picks up to thrash his neighbor with, but one he never uses against himself. — Honore De Balzac

Some of you may think I'm a freak. While others may think I'm intriguing. Hot, some might say — Heather Brewer