Quotation:
"Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed."
More quotes from: Jean Anouilh
- "An ugly sight, a man who is afraid. "
- "Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God. "
- "Every man thinks god is on his side. "
- "Every man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know he is. "
- "God is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side ..."
- "Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance. "
- "It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base. "
- "Life has a way of setting things in order and leaving them be. Very tidy, ..."
- "Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books ..."
- "Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. "
- "Nothing is irreparable in politics. "
- "Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy ..."
- "One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose. "
- "Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are. "
- "Poor little men, poor little cocks! As soon as they're old enough, they swell their ..."
- "Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will ..."
- "Saintliness is also a temptation. "
- "Talent is like a faucet, while it is open, one must write. "
- "The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has ..."
- "There is love of course. And then there's life, its enemy. "
- "Things are beautiful if you love them. "
- "To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both ..."
- "Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no ..."
- "Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage. "
- "What you get free costs too much. "
- "With God, what is terrible is that one never knows whether it's not just a ..."
- "You know very well that love is, above all, the gift of oneself! "


