Civilized Quote by Gustave Courbet

France is the most civilized country in the world and doesn’t care who knows it.

— John Gunther

It is impossible to think of France except in terms of individuals.

— Andre Siegfried

Nowhere but in France are people so strictly observant of great matters and so disdainfully indulgent about small ones.

— Honore de Balzac

France is a very paternalistic society where people have to be introduced.

— Gaspar Noe

France has no friends, only interests.

— Charles de Gaulle

The French, for example, are a contemptible nation.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

France can never accept that it is no longer a dominating power in the world of culture. This is true both of the French…

— Adam Michnik

It {France} may be the only country in the world where the rich are sometimes brilliant.

— Lillian Hellman

There is just one France... one single nation, united in the same destiny.

— Francois Hollande

The French are very individualistic.

— Eric Rohmer

The French consider themselves the guardians of the world's culture and do not bother to hide the fact, which is annoying, but Paris is…

— Michael Korda

France needs to find something that makes it stand out. It's not enough for it to do almost as well as its neighbors.

— Bernard Liautaud