“Men were snoring, twitching and whimpering, struggling with nightmares less terrible than reality.” — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“I had been astonished to find myself in the middle of the war yet not be able to find it, unable to… — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“They had also brought in a piece of human scrap so monstrous that everyone recoiled at the sight, that it shocked men… — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“Men are stupid and ignorant. That is why they suffer. Instead of thinking, they believe all that they are told, all that… — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“Men are sheep. Which is why armies and wars are possible. They die victims of their stupid docility.” — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“In short, the war got off to a pretty good start, with the help of chaos.” — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“Victorious troops are those who kill more, and here we were the victims. This put the finishing touch to our demoralisation. The… — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“What saves doctors' reputations is the fact that many illnesses are benign and that people can go on living with a large number of… — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“The desire for carnal possession quickly cools, whereas the desire to own land never quits the heart of man.” — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“My county? Another concept to which you attach from a distance a rather vague ideal. You want to know what "my country" really is?… — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“Men were snoring, twitching and whimpering, struggling with nightmares less terrible than reality.” — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“For the wine of Clochemerle is at once exquisite and treacherous; it charms first the nose, then the palate, finally the entire man. Mark… — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“I had been astonished to find myself in the middle of the war yet not be able to find it, unable to accept that… — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“Women all have the same female pretentions and even the most virtuous among them like to convince themselves that they can tempt a man.” — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“The death of the Curé Ponosse occurred in the vintage month, when his beloved Clochemerle was impregnated with the odour of new wine, in… — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“They had also brought in a piece of human scrap so monstrous that everyone recoiled at the sight, that it shocked men who were… — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“There were, in Clochemerle, a number of lady 'invalids', their conversation one long jeremiad concerning their health, who had worn out their husbands and… — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“Men are stupid and ignorant. That is why they suffer. Instead of thinking, they believe all that they are told, all that they are… — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
“Once again was it proved that the designs of Providence are impenetrable and that the sinner, climbing out of the pit of his filthiness,… — Gabriel Chevallier Copy Share Image
