Edmond Rostand on anand thakur
Edmond Rostand38 quotes“To offend is my pleasure; I love to be hated.”
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Your name hangs in my heart like a bell’s tongue.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand My soul, be satisfied with flowers, with fruit, with weeds even; but gather them in the one garden you may call your own.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand A kiss is a rosy dot placed on the “i” in loving.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand A pessimist is a man who tells the truth prematurely.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand A great nose may be an index Of a great soul.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand All our souls are written in our eyes.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand I am what I am because early in life I decided that I would please at least myself in all things.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand And if kisses in these words could travel too, Madam, you’d read this letter with your lips.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand A pessimist is a man who tells the truth prematurely.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand The dream, alone, is of interest. What is life without a dream?
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand You must believe me when I believe, and not when I doubt.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand My soul, be satisfied with flowers, with fruit, with weeds even; but gather them in the one garden you may call your own.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand It is at night that faith in light is admirable.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand My heart always timidly hides itself behind my mind. I set out to bring down stars from the sky, then, for fear of ridicule, I stop and pick little flowers of eloquence.
Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand To joke in the face of danger is the supreme politeness, a delicate refusal to cast oneself as a tragic hero.
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Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt We can always walk with them in the rain instead of just lending an umbrella.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh Flowers only wither to bloom again. So shall you break, only to be whole again.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya What do you do when the passion burns out? Start another fire.
Jonny OxJonny Ox To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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