The people of your world became so stupid and rude that my companions and I no longer enjoyed teaching them. You must surely have heard of us: we were called oracles, nymphs, spirits, fairies, household gods, lemures, larvas, lamias, sprites,… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share Image
To tell the truth, the chariot was an astonishing sight to behold, because I had polished the steel of my flying house so carefully… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share Image
Even if a king defeats his enemy in battle, that still doesn't settle anything. There are other, less numerous armies of philosophers and scientists, and their contests determine the true triumph or defeat of nations. One scholar is matched with another; one creative mind with another; and one judicious temperament with his counterpart. A victory won on that field counts… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share
She is a mortal danger to all men. She is beautiful without knowing it, and possesses charms that she's not even aware of. She is like a trap set by nature - a sweet perfumed rose in whose petals Cupid lurks in ambush! Anyone who has seen her smile has known perfection. She instills grace in every common thing and… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share
We have observed for thirty centuries that a large nose is a sign on the door of our face that says 'Herein dwells a… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share Image
The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that the sun… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share Image
We must believe then, that as from hence we see Saturn and Jupiter; if we were in either of the Two, we should discover… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share Image
'And for my part, Gentlemen,' said I, 'that I may put in for a share, and guess with the rest; not to amuse myself… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share Image
In it he proves that all things are true and states how the truths of all contradictions may be reconciled physically, such as for… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share Image
Well — when I write my book, and tell the tale Of my adventures — all these little stars That shake out of my… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share Image
“You marvel that this matter, shuffled pell-mell at the whim of Chance, could have made a man, seeing that so much was needed for… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share Image
This veridic nose arrives everywhere a quarter of an hour before its master. Ten shoemakers, good round fat ones too, go and sit down… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share Image
