One of the privileges of the great is to witness catastrophes from a terrace. Jean Giraudoux catastrophegreatprivilege Change image and share on social
There is an invisible garment woven around us from our earliest years; it is made of the way we eat, the way we walk, the way we greet people. Jean Giraudoux earlyeatgarment Change image and share on social
There are no elements so diverse that they cannot be joined in the heart of a man. Jean Giraudoux diverseelementheart Change image and share on social
It would be better if only the old men fought the wars. Every country is the country of youth. When its youth dies, it dies with them. Jean Giraudoux countryfightman Change image and share on social
A man has only one way of being immortal on earth: he has to forget he is a mortal. Jean Giraudoux earthforgetimmortal Change image and share on social
Men don't deceive their wives unless they love them. When they love them most, they deceive them. It's a form of fidelity, their deceit. Jean Giraudoux deceitdeceivefidelity Change image and share on social
There is no better way of exercising the imagination than the study of law. No poet ever interpreted nature as freely as a lawyer interprets the truth. Jean Giraudoux exercisefreelyimagination Change image and share on social
When a grown man reaches forty, we change him for an old one. He has completely disappeared. There's only the most superficial resemblance between the two of them. Nothing is handed on from one to the other. Jean Giraudoux changecompletelydisappear share on social
Those who weep recover more quickly than those who smile. Jean Giraudoux quicklyrecoversmile Change image and share on social
The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life. Jean Giraudoux eternalflowerlife Change image and share on social
