Colas Breugnon Quotes

“I lay there turning over the pages of my life, thinking of what I had done and left undone, and of the dreams from which I had awakened. How far off seem the bright visions of early boyhood, and how poor and bare the reality looks. I thought of all my expectations, and the small results of my labors; of my wife, who certainly cannot be called either good-natured or good-looking, of my sons who hardly seem to belong to me, with whom I have nothing in common:—of the faithlessness and folly of those around us, of our poor France torn by civil wars and religious persecutions; of my works of art scattered, life itself a handful of ashes, soon to be blown away by the breath of the Destroyer.—I put my face close up against the oak tree, and lay there weeping quietly all among the big roots which cradled me like a father’s arms; and I felt that he listened.”
― Romain Rolland, Colas Breugnon

“Let each man have his share of sun and shade”
― Romain Rolland, Colas Breugnon

“Приятелю, нито за час не отлагай щастието! Щастието се пие прясно. А неприятностите могат да почакат. Ако шишето изветрее, толкова по-добре.”
― Romain Rolland, Colas Breugnon

“Човек отстъпва назад, за да може по-добре да скочи.”
― Romain Rolland, Colas Breugnon

“Собствената ми кожа е по-близо до гърба ми.”
― Romain Rolland, Colas Breugnon