People who are upset about something ruminate on it whenever they get a chance; they are constantly drawn back to their own… — Emile Chartier Chance Copy Share Image
As opposed to the incoherent spectacle of the world, the real is what is expected, what is obtained and what is discovered… — Emile Chartier Action Copy Share Image
It is the human condition to question one god after another, one appearance after another, or better, one apparition after another, always… — Emile Chartier Apparitions Copy Share Image
When we speak, in gestures or signs, we fashion a real object in the world; the gesture is seen, the words and… — Emile Chartier Art Copy Share Image
The most difficult thing in the world is to say thinkingly what everybody says without thinking. — Emile Chartier Difficult Copy Share Image
It is not difficult to be unhappy or discontented; all you have to do is sit down, like a prince waiting to… — Emile Chartier Amused Copy Share Image
We must recognize the eloquence of our passions and refuse to be taken in. Instead of saying, 'That false friend always did… — Emile Chartier Actors Copy Share Image
I have only one thing to say to the melancholy man: 'Look into the distance.' ... When you look at the stars… — Emile Chartier Astronomy Copy Share Image
If religion is only human, and its form is man's form, it follows that everything in religion is true. — Emile Chartier Form Copy Share Image
Man himself is an enigma in motion; his questions never stay asked; whereas the mold, the footprint, and by natural extension, the… — Emile Chartier Arches Copy Share Image
What is a thousand years? Time is short for one who thinks, endless for one who yearns. — Emile Chartier Endless Copy Share Image
Profound sadness is always the result of an unhealthy condition of the body. ... We [should] say, 'I am sad; everything looks… — Emile Chartier Black Copy Share Image
We prove what we want to prove, and the real difficulty is to know what we want to prove. — Emile Chartier Adversity Copy Share Image
Wouldn't a sailor laugh at you if you told him that the whole crossing depends on the first turn of the helm? — Emile Chartier Crossings Copy Share Image
One must be truthful with oneself about one's own motives, especially if one is to survive in the world. It takes rigor,… — Emile Chartier Being truthful Copy Share Image
There is a future that makes itself and a future we make. The real future is composed of both. — Emile Chartier Real Copy Share Image
There are only two kinds of scholars; those who love ideas and those who hate them. — Emile Chartier Hate Copy Share Image
