Never be insolent unless it is a deliberate decision, and only toward a man more powerful than yourself.
Giving Pleasure |
On prouve tout ce qu'on veut, et la vraie difficulté est de savoir ce qu'on veut prouver.
Émile ChartierThought is saying no, and it is to itself that thought says no.
Émile ChartierWhen people ask me if the division between parties of the right and parties of the left, men of the right and men of the left, still makes sense, the first thing that comes to mind is that the person asking the question is certainly not a man of the left.
Émile ChartierNothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it's the only one we have.
Émile ChartierIf religion is only human, and its form is man’s form, it follows that everything in religion is true.
Émile ChartierIt is clear that in mulling over harsh judgments, sinister predictions, and bad memories, we fashion our own sadness; in a certain sense, we savor it.
Émile ChartierIn short, the important thing is to get started. No matter how; then there will be time to ask yourself where you are going.
Émile ChartierWe must clear away, simplify, eradicate.
Émile ChartierOur errors perish before we do. Let's not mummify them and keep them around.
Émile ChartierEverybody continually tries to get away with as much as he can; and society is a marvelous machine which allows decent people to be cruel without realizing it.
Émile ChartierPoliteness is for people toward whom we feel indifferent, and moods, both good and bad, are for those we love.
Émile ChartierAny kind of barbarism, once established, will last.
Émile ChartierIdleness is the mother of all vices, but also of all virtues.
Émile ChartierWork is the best and worst of all things; the best of it is voluntary, the worst of it is servile.
Émile ChartierWe are advised and led along by second-rate moralists who only know how to work themselves into a delirium and pass their illness onto others.
Émile ChartierAn author of antiquity said that every event has two handles, and that, in order to carry it, there is no sense in choosing the one that hurts the hand.
Émile ChartierCertainly thinking is pleasant, but the pleasure of thinking must be subordinated to the art of making decisions.
Émile ChartierObligation spoils everything.
Émile ChartierHappiness is a reward that comes to those that have not looked for it.
Émile ChartierUntie, liberate, and do not be afraid. He who is free is disarmed.
Émile ChartierWhen the pack is out hunting, the dogs do not fight among themselves.
Émile Chartier