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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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Jacques Yves Cousteau, Explorer
Jacques Yves Cousteau
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
Rene Descartes
Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher
Jean-Paul Sartre
Charles de Montesquieu, Philosopher
Charles de Montesquieu
Pierre Corneille, Dramatist
Pierre Corneille
Georges Jacques Danton, Revolutionary
Georges Jacques Danton
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