Quote by Gustaaf Johannes Renier

“The very fact that a Frenchman was prepared, after tow minutes of conversation, to be so friendly towards anyone, especially one who had come…

— Tahir Shah

“The difficult task of knowing another soul is not for young gentleman whose consciousness is chiefly made up of their own wishes.”

— George Eliot

“The soul is no traveller; the wise man stays at home, and when his necessities, his duties, on any occasion call him from his…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“To the acute observer no one can produce the most casual work without disclosing the innermost secrets of his soul.”

— W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

“Speech, so a wise old Frenchman said to me once, is an invention of man's to prevent him from thinking. It is also an…

— Agatha Christie

“You must feel your soul is dirty then.” He gave me a wry smile. “Oh, my darling. No,” he said, opening the French doors…

— Karina Halle

“He was a Frenchman, a melancholy-looking man. His aspect was that of one who has been looking for the leak in a gas pipe…

— P.G. Wodehouse

“I was deeply interested in the little family history which he detailed to me with all that candor which a Frenchman indulges whenever mere…

— Edgar Allan Poe

“What on earth was Henry talking about?' 'His soul. I wonder where he keeps it.”

— John Mortimer

“And although our time gave me the opportunity like anyone else, I never got my hands on the property or assets of another Frenchman.…

— Stefan Zweig

“Is there a spot on earth where such a man is unknown, an ominous survival testifying to the eternal fitness of lies and impudence?”

— Joseph Conrad

“...men lived and died all the time by the peculiarities of their soul, which they could never expect one another to understand.”

— Charles Finch