Quotes by Jean Giraudoux

Jean Giraudoux

Jean Giraudoux

French writer

Lived from: 1882 - 1944

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagFrance

Born: 29 october 1882 Died: 31 january 1944

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  • Education makes us more stupid than the brutes. A thousand voices call to us on every hand, but our ears are stopped with wisdom.
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  • I tell you, sir, the only safeguard of order and discipline in the modern world is a standardized worker with interchangeable parts. That would solve the entire problem of management.
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  • Only the mediocre are always at their best.
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  • The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is the example of the eternal seductiveness of life.
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  • The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made.
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  • There is an invisible garment woven around us from our earliest years; it is made of the way we eat, the way we walk, the way we greet people...
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What are the most famous quotes from Jean Giraudoux?

The two most famous quotes from Jean Giraudoux are:

  • "Education makes us more stupid than the brutes. A thousand voices call to us on every hand, but our ears are stopped with wisdom."
  • "I tell you, sir, the only safeguard of order and discipline in the modern world is a standardized worker with interchangeable parts. That would solve the entire problem of management."

When did Jean Giraudoux live?

Jean Giraudoux was born in 1882 and died in the year 1944.