Monsieur Bienvenu was simply a man who accepted these…

“Monseigneur Bienvenu was simply a man who took note of the exterior of mysterious questions without scrutinizing them, and without troubling his own mind…

— Victor Hugo

The truth of an upright man must be accepted on his own terms. Moreover, since natures vary, we must agree that all the beauties…

— Victor Hugo

And do you know Monsieur Marius? I believe I was a little in love with you.

— Victor Hugo

“Each time he uttered the word ‘Monsieur’ in his mild, compassionable voice, the man’s face lighted up. The courtesy, to the ex-convict, was like…

— Victor Hugo

“Each time that he uttered the word sir, in his voice which was so gently grave and polished, the man's face lighted up. Monsieur…

— Victor Hugo

A man is accepted into a church for what he believes and he is turned out for what he knows.

— Mark Twain

“A man is accepted into a church for what he believes and he is turned out for what he knows. Samuel Clemens "Mark Twain",…

— George Washington

“Rejected by man, yet accepted by the Maker.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

May heaven protect us, cher monsieur, from being set on a pedestal by our friends!!!

— Albert Camus

“book at hand, which happened to be Monsieur”

— Amor Towles

“Je pense, lui dis-je, que nous voilà, tous tant que nous sommes, à manger et à boire pour conserver notre précieuse existence et qu’il…

— Jean-Paul Sartre

“Say'st thou me so? is that a ton of moys? Come hither, boy: ask me this slave in French What is his name. Boy-…

— William Shakespeare

“This is a plot: I hope he will keep quiet while he looks at them. I dive under the table and push the chest…

— Jean-Paul Sartre

“The footman burst in, announcing, 'Monsieur le Duc de ---.' 'Hold your tongue, you fool,' said the Duke as he entered the room. He…

— Stendhal

[T]he appropriate form of address between man and man ought to be, not monsieur, sir, but fellow sufferer, compagnon de miseres.

— Arthur Schopenhauer