113 Quotes by Jean Giraudoux


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    Water is the one substance from which the earth can conceal nothing; it sucks out its innermost secrets and brings them to our very lips.

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    To seek out in a world full of joy the one thing that is certain to give you pain, and hug it to your bosom with all your strength; that's the greatest human happiness.

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    You're an Attorney. It's your duty to lie, conceal, and distort everything, and slander everybody.

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    An agreement is never reached in love. The life of a wife and husband who love each other is never at rest. Whether the marriage is true or false, the marriage portion is the same: elemental discord.

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