Quotes, Quotations and Sayings

When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.

All colors will agree in the dark.

Wives are young men's mistresses; companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

Money makes a good servant, but a bad master.

I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.

As an adolescent ... I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials, that the interest of life consisted in one day rendering her some signal service and that I would have the occasion to do so.

Does this boat go to Europe, France?

Hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper.

The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.

France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country.

A dance is a measured pace, as a verse is a measured speech.

Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God.

Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.

In Plato's opinion, man was made for philosophy; in Bacon's opinion, philosophy was made for man.

San Francisco, n.: Marcel Proust editing an issue of Penthouse.

We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do.

Atheism is rather in the lip than in the heart of man.

Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.

By indignities men come to dignities.

Men on their side must force themselves for a while to lay their notions by and begin to familiarize themselves with facts.

Many a man's strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use.

Be not penny-wise. Riches have wings. Sometimes they fly away of themselves, and sometimes they must be set flying to bring in more.

It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.

Histories make men wise poets, witty the mathematics, subtle natural philosophy, deep moral, grave logic and rhetoric, able to contend.

Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.

When a traveller returneth home, let him not leave the countries where he hath travelled altogether behind him.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

We read that we ought to forgive our enemies but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends.

This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

You know, there's three essentials to life: money, bacon, and sex. And you know what? I've only got one out of three.

The worst solitude is to have no real friendships.

Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy.

People of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon and seldom drive business home to it's conclusion, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.

The Pig, if I am not mistaken, Gives us ham and pork and Bacon. Let others think his heart is big, I think it stupid of the Pig.

I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a Mind.

The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.

Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

The Pig, if I am not mistaken, Supplies us sausage, ham, and Bacon. Let others say his heart is big, I think it stupid of the Pig.

Death is a friend of ours and he that is not ready to entertain him is not at home.

If my theory of relativity proves to be correct, Germany will claim me a German, and France will claim me a citizen of the world. However, if it proves wrong, France will say I

Never exaggerate your faults. Your friends will attend to that.

I know not, sir whether Bacon wrote the works of Shakespeare, but if he did not it seems to me that he missed the opportunity of his life.

Lord Bacon told Sir Edward Coke when he was boasting, The less you speak of your greatness, the more shall I think of it.

Anger makes dull men witty -- but it keeps them poor.

I would live to study, and not study to live.

Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

In America only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, and in Australia you have to explain what a writer is.

There is little friendship in the world, and least of all between equals.