"In French literature, you can choose a la……" — Jose Bergamin
"In French literature, you can choose a la carte; in Spanish literature, there is only the set meal."
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45 Quotes by Jose Bergamin
Jose Bergamin has 45 quotes on this site.
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Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.
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To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.
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Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.
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Man is a question; woman is an answer. The mistake women make today is to offer themselves as answers before…
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True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.
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The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country,…
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Life is a dangerous adventure, says the American, and he is half right: life is dangerous, but it's not an…
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Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.
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A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains an implicit piece of advice.
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Happiness is always a coincidence.
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There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.
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The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.
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More Carte Quotes
This quote is filed under Carte Quotes,
one of 16 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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In the studio you have pretty much carte blanche with whatever you're doing. You can turn natural instruments into electronic…
— John Cale
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WIDE, the margin between carte blanche and the white page. Nevertheless it is not in the margin that you can…
— Edmond Jabes
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I cannot conceive how any man can have brought himself to that pitch of presumption, to consider his country as…
— Edmund Burke
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On my first date, my boyfriend asked me if I wanted to eat a la carte, and I said that…
— Cristin Milioti
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On the Internet, news is consumed a la carte. If someone shows up on the main page of a website…
— Drew Curtis
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I am hoping to film another ad in the summer for Carte Noire.
— David Ginola
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I'm Catholic and Mum taught me the comfort that you can get from going to church. But I'm an a…
— Patsy Kensit
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Comedians have a huge carte blanche and the ability to get away with saying a lot of things.
— Marilyn Manson
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No one wants to abandon the Israelis. But I think the perception is, and I think it's probably an accurate…
— Michael Scheuer
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By and large, the making of motion pictures is all about, 'Let's ratchet it up.' And I always think, 'We…
— Tom Hanks
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Typically, when you look for role models, you want someone who has your interests and came from the same background.…
— Neil deGrasse Tyson
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No, mademoiselle, I would not like to see the children's menu. I have no doubt that the children's menu itself…
— Eoin Colfer
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