Guillaume Apollinaire Quotes

“Come to the edge, He said.They said: We are afraid.Come to the edge, He said.They came. He pushed them,And they flew . . ."— Guillaume ApollinairetFrench poet”

“A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, when its elements no longer have their justification in nature.”

“Everyone makes mistakes, but only a person with integrity owns up to them.”

“You are worthy of your wildest dreams.”

“All the words I have to say have turned into stars.”

“Without poets, without artists, men would soon weary of nature's monotony. The sublime idea men have of the universe would collapse with dizzying speed. The order which we find in nature, and which is only an effect of art, would at once vanish. Everything would break up in chaos. There would be no seasons, no civilization, no thought, no humanity; even life would give way, and the impotent void would reign everywhere.”

“De temps à autre, il est bon de faire une pause dans notre quête du bonheur et d'être simplement heureux.”

“Joy came always after pain.”

“Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”

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