Quotes by
George Courteline |
1858-1929 , French writer
French writer and dramatist whose humorous work is a brilliant social anatomy of the late 19th-century middle and lower-middle classes.Apart from his novels and short stories, he had many plays produced, notably the farces Boubouroche (1893), La Paix chez soi (1903; “The Peace at His Place”), and La Conversion d’Alceste (1905).
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Quotations
| • | Man is the only male animal that beats his female. One could therefore conclude that man is the most brutal male, if woman were not, of all females, the most unbearable. 2 |
| • | Women are such liars that no one can even believe the opposite of what they say. 2 |
| • | A woman never sees what we do for her, she only sees what we don't do. 2 |
| • | Being a writer is the only profession where it's not considered ridiculous not to make money. 1 |
| • | It’s strange that some people commit crimes when there are so many legal ways to be dishonest. 1 |
| • | If we had to tolerate in others everything we allow in ourselves, life would be unbearable. |
| • | Public services are the place where employees who arrive late meet those who leave early on the stairs. |
| • | To look stupid in the eyes of a fool is a highly aesthetic pleasure. |
| • | It is very hard to be in love with someone who no longer loves you, but it is far worse to be loved by someone with whom you are no longer in love. |
| • | What is conceived well is expressed clearly. What we eat tastefully easily digested. |
Funny Quotes
| • | Alcohol is a slow death. But what do we care? We are not in a hurry. 1 |
