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Émile Zola

Quote of Émile Zola - I am little concerned with beauty...


Biography - Émile Zola:

French novelist, playwright and journalist.
Born: 1840 - Died: 1902
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
France

I am little concerned with beauty or perfection. I don't care for the great centuries. All I care about is life, struggle, intensity.



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Quotes for: life


Quotes

Quotes about life:


As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.





Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.





A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.





There is more to life than increasing its speed.





To live means to love, but above all, to love life.





Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.











Quotes for: beauty


Quotes

Quotes about beauty:


All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.





Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.





All the diversity, all the charm, all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.





Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.





What beauty is, I know not.





I hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of all men.











Quotes for: perfection


Quotes

Quotes about perfection:


Do not wait to be perfect to start something good.





I hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of all men.





The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.





It seems that perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.





Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.





Joy is the transition of man from a less to a greater perfection.











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Émile Zola also said...


Nothing is ever finished ; only a little happiness is needed for everything to begin again.





I have only one passion, that for light, in the name of humanity which has suffered so much and which has the right to happiness.





A society is only strong when it opens the truth up to the bright light of the sun.





Nothing develops intelligence like travel.





Did science promise happiness? I do not believe it. It promised truth, and the question is to know if we will ever make happiness with truth.





Knowing where you want to go is a good start; but you have to show you are on your way.












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