31 Quotes by Paul Claudel

Speak about Christ only when you are asked. But live so that people ask about Christ!

Art imitates nature not in its effects as such, but in its causes, in its ‘manner,’ in its process, which are nothing but a participation in and a derivation of actual objects, of the Art of God himself.

There are two ways to shine: to reflect light or produce it.

How amazing it is to be alive Anyone who lives and breathes and puts both feet on the ground, What possible reason could he have for envying the gods.