All evil comes from the old.They grow fat on ideas and young men die of them.

Quote by Jean Anouilh

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Nothing is irreparable in politics.

Nothing is irreparable in politics.

Talent is like a faucet, while it is open, one must write.

Talent is like a faucet, while it is open, one must write.

What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor!...

What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor!...

A genius knows how to make himself easily understood without being obvious about it.

A genius knows how to make himself easily understood without being obvious about it.

Beauty is one of the rare things that do not lead to doubt of God

Beauty is one of the rare things that do not lead to doubt of God

Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no...

Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no...

Things are beautiful if you love them.

Things are beautiful if you love them.

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself

With God, what is terrible is that one never knows whether it's not just a...

With God, what is terrible is that one never knows whether it's not just a...

One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose.

One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose.

Every man thinks god is on his side.

Every man thinks god is on his side.

Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It's the aim of art to give...

Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It's the aim of art to give...

Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books...

Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books...

I like reality. It tastes like bread.

I like reality. It tastes like bread.

Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.

Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.

Saintliness is also a temptation

Saintliness is also a temptation

Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence.

Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence.

Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.

Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.

Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God.

Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God.

The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has...

The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has...