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Small: Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better
Andre Gide
"Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better"
Andre Gide, Novelist
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Small: To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less
"To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less"
Andre Malraux, Author
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Small: Americans may have no identity, but they do have wonderful teeth
"Americans may have no identity, but they do have wonderful teeth"
Jean Baudrillard, Sociologist
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Small: No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking
Voltaire
"No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled
Victor Hugo
"As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled"
Victor Hugo, Author
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Small: Victory belongs to the most persevering
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Victory belongs to the most persevering"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: England is a nation of shopkeepers
Napoleon Bonaparte
"England is a nation of shopkeepers"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you a
Albert Camus
"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
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Small: He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool
Albert Camus
"He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hope for it is a fool"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
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Small: Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face
Albert Camus
"Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
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Small: Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why
Albert Camus
"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
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Small: The graveyards are full of indispensable men
Charles de Gaulle
"The graveyards are full of indispensable men"
Charles de Gaulle, Leader
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Small: Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unplea
Blaise Pascal
"Continuous eloquence wearies. Grandeur must be abandoned to be appreciated. Continuity in everything is unpleasant. Cold is agreeable, that we may get warm"
Blaise Pascal, Philosopher
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Small: Its easier to be wise for others than for ourselves
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"It's easier to be wise for others than for ourselves"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: When you look at the early-30s movies, like King Kong, the codes of acting are very similar to those of silent
"When you look at the early-'30s movies, like King Kong, the codes of acting are very similar to those of silent movies. In some of the silent movies - the good ones, the ones done by the best directors - the acting is very, very natural"
Michel Hazanavicius, Director
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Small: Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: The word impossible is not in my dictionary
Napoleon Bonaparte
"The word impossible is not in my dictionary"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: Soldiers generally win battles generals get credit for them
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer
Albert Camus
"In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
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Small: No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point
Jean-Paul Sartre
"No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point"
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
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Small: Law, without force, is impotent
Blaise Pascal
"Law, without force, is impotent"
Blaise Pascal, Philosopher
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Small: Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force involu
Blaise Pascal
"Concupiscence and force are the source of all our actions; concupiscence causes voluntary actions, force involuntary ones"
Blaise Pascal, Philosopher
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Small: Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it
Alexandre Dumas
"How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it"
Alexandre Dumas, Dramatist
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Small: Fashion fades, only style remains the same
Coco Chanel
"Fashion fades, only style remains the same"
Coco Chanel, Designer
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Small: Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder
Paul Valery
"Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder"
Paul Valery, Poet
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Small: Oscar Wilde: Do you mind if I smoke? Sarah Bernhardt: I dont care if you burn.
Sarah Bernhardt
"Oscar Wilde: 'Do you mind if I smoke?' Sarah Bernhardt: 'I don't care if you burn.'"
Sarah Bernhardt, Actress
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Small: He who knows not how to dissimulate, can not reign
"He who knows not how to dissimulate, can not reign"
Louis XI, Royalty
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Small: The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs
Voltaire
"The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms
Voltaire
"I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms"
Voltaire, Writer
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Small: The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them
Victor Hugo
"The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them"
Victor Hugo, Author
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Small: There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers t
Victor Hugo
"There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height"
Victor Hugo, Author
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Small: It requires more courage to suffer than to die
Napoleon Bonaparte
"It requires more courage to suffer than to die"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: Women are nothing but machines for producing children
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Women are nothing but machines for producing children"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
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Small: Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference
Albert Camus
"Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
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Small: All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling
Blaise Pascal
"All of our reasoning ends in surrender to feeling"
Blaise Pascal, Philosopher
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Small: The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman
Honore de Balzac
"The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman"
Honore de Balzac, Novelist
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Small: It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action,
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Philosopher
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Small: In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate
"In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
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Small: A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against h
Alexandre Dumas
"A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it"
Alexandre Dumas, Dramatist
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