Maurice Barrès

“What distinguishes an argument from a play upon words, is that the latter cannot be translated.”

“Young men in meetings put in common nothing but their mediocrity.”

“A strange rage this modern mania to give a common manner to all minds and to destroy individuality.”

“There is no reality for me but pure thought. Minds alone are interesting.”

“Reality, it cannot be repeated too often, varies with every one of us.”

“L'individu n'est rien, la société est tout.”

“Tout livre a pour collaborateur son lecteur.”