tulosai Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 I was inspired by the monstrous and very entertaining and educational English quotes thread. Does anyone have any favorite French quotes?Mine is probably: "Il est difficle de vaincre ses passions, et impossible de les satisfaire." -De La Sabliére Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregor Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 "C'etait une nuit extraordinaire" opening line in Giono's Que ma joie demeure. Devastating line when you go re-read the novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 "Cela est bien, mais il faut cultiver notre jardin." - Closing line from Voltaire's short story, 'Candide.' It is not only a great closing line, it is also great advice for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringBreeze Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 "Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse pouvait." I think of this quote every time I think about all the classes I could have taken, all the A's I could have gotten, and all I could have accomplished when I was younger if I knew what I know today. So basically, I'm thinking about this quote all the time. ;DI also like this quote: "Il n'y a qu' un bonheur dans la vie, c'est d'aimer et d'être aimé." -Georges Sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetLiposting Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Well, my favorite French quote is "Le sens commun est fort rare." from Voltaire which translates to "Common sense is quite rare" and is also known in this form: "Common sense is not so common", it's a bit rude but, probably, that's why I like it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatesWing Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 My favorite French quote would be:La vérité vaut bien qu'on passe quelques années sans la trouver.Translation:Truth is more valuable if it takes you a few years to find it. -RenardI love the way it sounds when I say it but also love what the quote stands for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizbeth19hph Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 This is not a quote but then I learned this phrase and I love it : "Je'taime mon cheri" and another one "Parlez Vous Anglais" (Do you know English?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandandesign Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 À l'aurore, armés d'une ardente patience, nous entrerons aux splendides Villes. In the dawn, armed with a burning patience, we shall enter the splendid Cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g2narat Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 My favorite quote is from a children's book actually. Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry. I think I've mentioned several times that it's my favorite children's book. Anyway, I just love the lessons I got from that book. Especially this one:Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringBreeze Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 I want to get this thread moving again. We need some extra life in the french quarter. So, here's a couple more quotes that I like..."Vivre sans aimer n’est pas proprement vivre." --Molière"C’est cela l’amour, tout donner, tout sacrifier sans espoir de retour." --Albert Camus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguaholic Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 On 11/12/2014 at 3:11 PM, SpringBreeze said: I want to get this thread moving again. We need some extra life in the french quarter. So, here's a couple more quotes that I like..."Vivre sans aimer n’est pas proprement vivre." --Molière"C’est cela l’amour, tout donner, tout sacrifier sans espoir de retour." --Albert Camusgreat quotes. I like the one from Albert Camus! When I was still in school, we had to read some of his books! I really enjoyed reading his works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcArgent Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 My favorite will always be the quote I learned from a textbook and explained by our teacher - "C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron." (It's in forging we become forger). It is a very inspiring quote, whenever I think of it, I feel like I can achieve a lot of things. I think it is similar to the popular English quote -"Practice makes perfect." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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