"The appalling and shameful scene ("spectacle", Fr.) of disarray and illogicality that manifest itself in the thought and deeds of men, will no longer be seen, once these will possess an enlighten consciouness."

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Source : "Paroles d'un sage: Choix de pensées d'African Spir" ("Words of a Sage : Selected thoughts of African Spir") by Hélène Claparède-Spir, (p. 61), 1937.

African Spir

#Men Quotes #Deeds Quotes #Enlightening Quotes

“I leave my character behind me.”
“Do not do what you cannot continue to deliver. For, remember, the world wants to see a continuity of delivery of set standards...!”
“I hadn't realized how much I'd been needing to meet someone I might be able to say everything to.”

Source : Elizabeth Berg (2012). “Pull Of The Moon”, p.197, Random House
“I want Pucci woman to be a Pucci girl. That's number one, because I think she should have that vibe that corresponds with today. Emilio Pucci - the house is, I think, 63 years old now. It's an old house. The Pucci woman from the beginning would be 80 years old or something today, so I've kind of had to update her.”
“There's nothing in this world that comes easy. There are a lot of people who aren't going to bother to win. We learn in football to get up and go once more.”
“Hedi Slimane told me I was boyish in his eyes. For him femininity and masculinity are the same thing, the difference is not so interesting, he said.”
“However tight I shut my eyes, there will always be a stray dog somewhere in the world who'll stop me being happy.”

Source : Jean Anouilh (1966). “The Collected Plays [Jean Anouilh]”, London : Methuen, 1966- .
“I issued a number of denials to people I thought needed to hear them”

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