Thibault Quotes

   1844 - 1924

French novelist, poet and essayist, who won the Nobel prize for literature  in 1921.  Along  with  EŁ   mile  Zola,  he  championed  the cause of Dreyfus.

I hold on to my imperfection as tightly as my reason for being.

1894  Le Jardin d'Epicure.

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Books are the opium of the West.

Thibault
— 1892  La Vie litte raire, pre face.

Tags: livre, Books, opium, West, See, Marx

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Hunger and love are the two axes of the world.

Thibault
— 1892  La Vie litte raire, pt.3.

Tags: faim, l'amour, deux, axes, monde, Hunger, love, two, world

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History is condemned, by a defect of nature, to lies.

Thibault
— 1892  La Vie litte raire, pt.17.

Tags: L'histoire, condamne, par, vice, nature, mensonge, History, condemned, bya

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There is always a moment when curiosity becomes a sin and the devil is always on the side of the learned.

Thibault
— 1894  Le Jardin d'Epicure.

Tags: toujours, moment, devient, pe, diable, s'est, mis, co, savants

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To disarm the strong and arm the weak would be to change the social order which it's my job to preserve. Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned.

Thibault
— 1901 Crainquebille.

Tags: disarm, strong, arm, weak, change, social, order, job, preserve

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The majestic equality of laws forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets and to steal bread.

Thibault
— 1910  Le Lys rouge.

Tags: majestueuse, galite, lois, interdit, riche, comme, pauvre, coucher, sous

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The good critic is one who recognizes the adventures of his own soul in great works of art.

Thibault
— 1892  La Vie litte  raire, pre  face.

Tags: bon, critique, celui, raconte, aventures, son, me, milieu, good

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Truths discovered by intelligence are sterile.

Thibault
— 1892  La Vie litte raire, pt.21.

Tags: ve, rite, par, l'intelligence, ste, riles, Truths, discovered, intelligence

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