Marcel Pagnol quotes

Marcel Pagnol was a renowned French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. His works are celebrated for capturing the spirit and humor of provincial life in Southern France. He became one of the most influential figures in 20th-century French literature and cinema. Here are 11 of his quotes:

One has to look out for engineers-they begin with sewing machines and end up with the atomic bomb. (Marcel Pagnol)

The most difficult secret for a man to keep is his own opinion of himself.

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Honor is like a match, you can only use it once.

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It's better to choose the culprits than to seek them out.

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The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.

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A secret is not something unrevealed, but something told privately, in a whisper.

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Ambition is the wealth of the poor.

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Such is the life of a man. Moments of joy, obliterated by unforgettable sadness. There's no need to tell the children that.

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Such is the life of a man. Moments of joy, obliterated by unforgettable sorrow.

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So much is death obligatory that it is almost a formality.

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Whenever I go to the dock and look at the horizon, I am on the other side. If I see a boat on the ocean, it pulls me like a cord... like a belt pulling my sides, and I don't know where I am, I cannot think of anything else... (Marcel Pagnol)

Marcel Pagnol

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Occupation: French Playwright
Born: February 28, 1895
Died: April 18, 1974
Quotes count: 11
Wikipedia: Marcel Pagnol

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