Jacques Roumain quotes

You cannot eat a cluster of grapes at once, but it is very easy if you eat them one by one. (Jacques Roumain)
Experience is the cane of the blind. View quote
Jacques Roumain
Misfortune is never invited. And it comes and sits at the table without permission and it eats, leaving nothing but bones. View quote
Jacques Roumain
And at dawn, the drums still beat on the sleepless plain like an unstoppable heart. View quote
Jacques Roumain

Jacques Roumain

Jacques Roumain - Image
Occupation: Haitian Writer
Born: June 4, 1907
Died: August 18, 1944
Quotes count: 4

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