Marcel Pagnol quotes

One has to look out for engineers-they begin with sewing machines and end up with the atomic bomb. (Marcel Pagnol)
The most difficult secret for a man to keep is his own opinion of himself. View quote
Marcel Pagnol
Honor is like a match, you can only use it once. View quote
Marcel Pagnol
It's better to choose the culprits than to seek them out. View quote
Marcel Pagnol
The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be. View quote
Marcel Pagnol
A secret is not something unrevealed, but something told privately, in a whisper. View quote
Marcel Pagnol
Ambition is the wealth of the poor. View quote
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Such is the life of a man. Moments of joy, obliterated by unforgettable sadness. There's no need to tell the children that. View quote
Marcel Pagnol
Such is the life of a man. Moments of joy, obliterated by unforgettable sorrow. View quote
Marcel Pagnol
So much is death obligatory that it is almost a formality. View quote
Marcel Pagnol
Whenever I go to the dock and look at the horizon, I am on the other side. If I see a boat on the ocean, it pulls me like a cord... like a belt pulling my sides, and I don't know where I am, I cannot think of anything else... (Marcel Pagnol)