75 Quotes by Romain Rolland

History furnishes to politics all the arguments that it needs, for the chosen cause.

It is not peace that I seek, but life.

There is only one necessary condition for the emergence of a new theatre, that the stage and auditorium should be open to the masses, should be able to contain a people and the actions of a people.

The friend who understands you, creates you.

The artist is the compass which, through the raging of the storm, points steadily to the north.

All these young millionaires were anarchists, of course: when a man possesses everything it is the supreme luxury for him to deny society: for in that way he can evade his responsibilities

Each man must learn his own ideal and try to accomplish it: that is a surer way of progress than to take the ideas of another.

Passion is like genius: a miracle.

The greatest human ideal is the great cause of bringing together the thoughts of Europe and Asia; the great soul of India will topple our world.