“A word is not the same with one writer as it is with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket.””
Basic Verities, Prose, and Poetry
Quotes by Charles Péguy
“We must always tell what we see. Above all, and this is more difficult, we must always see what we see.””
“It will never be known what acts of cowardice have been committed for fear of not looking sufficiently progressive.””
“Everything begins in mystery and ends in politics.””
“Il y a quelque chose de pire que d'avoir une mauvaise pensée.C'est d'avoir une pensée toute faite.Il y a quelque chose de pire que d'avoir une mauvaise âme et même de se faire une mauvaise âme.C'est d'avoir une âme toute faite.Il y a quelque chose de pire que d'avoir une âme même perverse.C'est d'avoir une âme habituée.””
Les oeuvres posthumes de Charles Peguy - Avec publication des textes de prose du Fonds Orleanais
“Everything begins in mysticism and ends in politics.””
“Love is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love.””
Charles Péguy
Charles Péguy was a French poet, essayist, and editor known for his passionate and innovative works that combined elements of philosophy, politics, and spirituality. Born in Orléans, Péguy was deeply ...