Alphonse Karr quotes

The more things change, the more they stay the same. (Alphonse Karr)
If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more audacious. View quote
Alphonse Karr
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses. View quote
Alphonse Karr
Let us try to see things from their better side: You complain about seeing thorny rose bushes; Me, I rejoice and give thanks to the gods That thorns have roses. View quote
Alphonse Karr
Love is the most terrible, and also the most generous of the passions; it is the only one which includes in its dreams the happiness of someone else. View quote
Alphonse Karr
A woman who writes commits two sins; she increases the number of books, and decreases the number of women. View quote
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If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first step taken by our friends the murderers. View quote
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If one wants to abolish the death penalty in this case, Messrs. murderers should take the first step: they do not kill, we will not kill them. View quote
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Uncertainty is the worst of all evils until the moment when reality makes us regret uncertainty. View quote
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Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided. View quote
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Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. (Alphonse Karr)
Many people think that virtue consists of severity towards others. View quote
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We can invent only with memory. View quote
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Love in marriage should be the accomplishment of a beautiful dream, and not, as it too often is, the end. View quote
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I gather from a lawyer that there was a rehearsal yesterday. We haven't a hope. I know the presiding judge too: I've had the misfortune to sleep with his wife. He was specially picked. View quote
Alphonse Karr