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Happiness is a reward that comes to those that have not looked for it.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when you have only one idea.
One must preach life, not death; spread hope, not fear and cultivate joy, man's most valuable treasure. That is the secret of the greatest of the wise, and it will be the light of tomorrow.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
If religion is only human, and its form is man’s form, it follows that everything in religion is true.
Les Dieux [The Gods (1934)
Never be insolent unless it is a deliberate decision, and only toward a man more powerful than yourself.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
Thought is saying no, and it is to itself that thought says no.
Propos sur la religion [Remarks on religion (1924)
Every boat is copied from another boat...
Propos d’un Normand (1908)
Politeness is for people toward whom we feel indifferent, and moods, both good and bad, are for those we love.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
Every menial condition is bearable as long as one can exercise authority over one's work and be assured that the job is permanent.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
Work is the best and worst of all things; the best of it is voluntary, the worst of it is servile.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
Certainly thinking is pleasant, but the pleasure of thinking must be subordinated to the art of making decisions.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
When the pack is out hunting, the dogs do not fight among themselves.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
Idleness is the mother of all vices, but also of all virtues.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
We 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.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
We must clear away, simplify, eradicate.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
We prove anything we want to prove, and the real difficulty is to know what we want to prove.
It is very true that we ought to think of the happiness of others; but it is not often enough said that the best thing we can do for those who love us is to be happy ourselves.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
In short, the important thing is to get started. No matter how; then there will be time to ask yourself where you are going.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
Any kind of barbarism, once established, will last.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)
In short, the anomaly of war is that the best men get themselves killed while crafty men find their chance to govern in a manner contrary to justice.
Propos sur le bonheur [On Happiness (1928)