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5861 Quotes by French authors

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French quotations distill life to its essences, lucidity sharpened by lyricism, irony tempered by tenderness. They favor brevity with bite: a moralist’s cool gaze, a poet’s warm breath, the philosopher’s challenge to habit. From café murmurs to salon sparkle, they weigh love against freedom, pleasure against duty, and fate against revolt. Expect paradox, esprit, and exacting beauty; a reverence for language’s clarity, yet room for ambiguity and doubt. These voices invite reflection without sermon, urging a cultivated, questioning savor of the everyday.

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Henri Matisse, Artist
Henri Matisse
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
Jean-Paul Sartre
Michel de Montaigne, Philosopher
Michel de Montaigne
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
Napoleon Bonaparte
Simone Weil, Philosopher
Simone Weil
Blaise Pascal, Philosopher
Blaise Pascal
Charles Baudelaire, Poet
Charles Baudelaire
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