77 Quotations by Marcel Proust
- 21. Impelled by a state of mind which is destined not to last, we make our irrevocable decisions
- 22. In a separation it is the one who is not really in loved who says the more tender things.
- 23. It has been said that the highest praise of God consists in the denial of Him by the atheist, who fi ...
- 24. It is a mistake to speak of a bad choice in love, since, as soon as a choice exists, it can only be ...
- 25. It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions.
- 26. It is comforting when one has a sorrow to lie in the warmth of one's bed and there, abandoning all e ...
- 27. It is in moments of illness that we are compelled to recognize that we live not alone but chained to ...
- 28. It is seldom indeed that one parts on good terms, because if one were on good terms one would not pa ...
- 29. Just as those who practice the same profession recognize each other instinctively, so do those who p ...
- 30. Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: They are the charming gardeners who make our souls b ...
- 31. Let us leave pretty women to men devoid of imagination.
- 32. Lies are essential to humanity. They are perhaps as important as the pursuit of pleasure and moreove ...
- 33. Life is extraordinarily suave and sweet with certain natural, witty, affectionate people who have un ...
- 34. Neurosis has an absolute genius for malingering. There is no illness which it cannot counterfeit per ...
- 35. No exile at the South Pole or on the summit of Mont Blanc separates us more effectively from others ...
- 36. No exile at the South Pole or on the summit of Mont Blanc separates us more effectively from others ...
- 37. Often it is just lack of imagination that keeps a man from suffering very much.
- 38. One of a hostess's duties is to act as procuress.
- 39. Our intellect is not the most subtle, the most powerful, the most appropriate, instrument for reveal ...
- 40. Our memory is like a shop in the window of which is exposed now one, now another photograph of the s ...
Marcel Proust Quotes by Power Quotations
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