Author: Jean Giraudoux

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Those who weep recover more quickly than those who smile.

Those who weep recover more quickly than those who smile.

- Jean Giraudoux

There are no elements so diverse that they cannot be joined in the heart of a man.

There are no elements so diverse that they cannot be joined in the heart of a man.

- Jean Giraudoux

It would be better if only the old men fought the wars. Every country is the country of youth. When its youth dies, it dies with them.

It would be better if only the old men fought the wars. Every country is the country of youth. When its youth dies, it dies with them.

- Jean Giraudoux

Only the mediocre are always at their best.

Only the mediocre are always at their best.

- Jean Giraudoux

One of the privileges of the great is to witness catastrophes from a terrace.

One of the privileges of the great is to witness catastrophes from a terrace.

- Jean Giraudoux

Men should only believe half of what women say. But which half?

Men should only believe half of what women say. But which half?

- Jean Giraudoux

Faithful women are all alike, they think only of their fidelity, never of their husbands.

Faithful women are all alike, they think only of their fidelity, never of their husbands.

- Jean Giraudoux

Education makes us more stupid than the brutes. A thousand voices call to us on every hand, but our ears are stopped with wisdom.

Education makes us more stupid than the brutes. A thousand voices call to us on every hand, but our ears are stopped with wisdom.

- Jean Giraudoux

A golf course is the epitome of all that is purely transitory in the universe; a space not to dwell in, but to get over as quickly as possible.

A golf course is the epitome of all that is purely transitory in the universe; a space not to dwell in, but to get over as quickly as possible.

- Jean Giraudoux

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