Jules Amedee Barbey D Aurevilly Inspirational Quotes (5)

Yet, whether to the glory or to the shame of human nature, in what we call pleasure (with an excess of scorn, perhaps) there are abysses as deep as those of love.

The crimes of extreme civilization are probably worse than those of extreme barbarism, because of their refinement, the corruption they presuppose, and their superior degree of intellectuality.

The artist's morality lies in the force and truth of his description.

For in Paris, whenever God puts a pretty woman there (the streets), the Devil, in reply, immediately puts a fool to keep her.

The crimes of extreme civilization are certainly more atrocious than those of extreme barbarism.