Paul Claudel
Paul Claudel
Paul Claudelwas a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptress Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism. Claudel was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in six different years...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth6 August 1868
CountryFrance
eye firsts milk
Open your eyes! The world is still intact; it is as pristine as it was on the first day, as fresh as milk!
long politics diplomats
It is fortunate that diplomats have long noses since they usually cannot see beyond them.
numbers people convince
Truth has nothing to do with the number of people it convinces.
conflict
We must not seek happiness in peace, but in conflict.
men paradise-on-earth imagination
When man tries to imagine Paradise on earth, the immediate result is a very respectable Hell.
wine glasses champagne-drinking
Gentlemen, in the little moment that remains to us between the crisis and the catastrophe, we may as well drink a glass of Champagne.
jesus suffering remove
Jesus did not come to explain away suffering or remove it. He came to fill it with His Presence.
delight
Intelligence is nothing without delight.
people speak christ
Speak about Christ only when you are asked. But live so that people ask about Christ!