There is love of course. And then there's life, its enemy.

Quote by Jean Anouilh

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A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself.

A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself.

When you are forty, half of you belongs to the past... And when you are...

When you are forty, half of you belongs to the past... And when you are...

Things are beautiful if you love them.

Things are beautiful if you love them.

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.

Nothing is irreparable in politics.

Nothing is irreparable in politics.

Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will...

Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will...

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

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

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...

Saintliness is also a temptation

Saintliness is also a temptation

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.

Have you noticed that life, with murders and catastrophes and fabulous inheritances, happens almost exclusively...

Have you noticed that life, with murders and catastrophes and fabulous inheritances, happens almost exclusively...

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.

Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy...

Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy...

An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.

An ugly sight, a man who is afraid.

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...

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in...

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in...

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.

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.

To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both...

To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both...