Quotes by Prosper Mérimée

“The woman was plodding laboriously forward, bent beneath the weight of an enormous sack of chestnuts, while her husband sauntered along with only a rifle in his hand, and another slung over his shoulder; for it is unbecoming for a man to carry any burden but his weapons.””

“Забуваєшся, коли говориш про себе (Хосе-Марія)Розділ 3””

“До того ж, я радий був дізнатися що ж воно таке - розбійник. Його не щодня зустрінеш, і є певний шарм у тому, щоби побути в товаристві небезпечного чоловіка, особливо коли відчуваєш, що приборкав його, що він до тебе лагіднийРозділ 1””

“Sir, a man may turn rogue in sheer thoughtlessness. You lose your head over a pretty girl, you fight another man about her, there is a catastrophe, you have to take to the mountains, and you turn from a smuggler into a robber before you have time to think about it.””

“The adjutant was a distant relative of Falcone. (It is a well-known fact that in Corsica degrees of kinship are traced much further back than is the case elsewhere.) His name was Tiodoro Gamba. He was a zealous man, much feared by the bandits, several of whom he had already tracked down.””

“It strikes me you might place your gifts better. Why should you send powder to a ruffian who will use it to commit crimes? But for the deplorable weakness every one here seems to have for the bandits, they would have disappeared out of Corsica long ago.""The worst men in our country are not those who are 'in the country.'""Give them bread, if it so please you. But I will not have you supply them with ammunition.""Brother," said Colomba, in a serious voice, "you are master here, and everything in this house belongs to you. But I warn you that I will give this little girl my , so that she may sell it; rather than refuse powder to a bandit.””

“Žinokite, kad nieko nėra įprastesnio, kaip daryti blogą iš malonumo jį daryti.””

“Il y a toujours quelque chose de solennel dans un départ, même quand on se quitte pour peu de temps.””

“Between closed lips no fly can pass.””

“Il est plus facile d'être brave en paroles qu'en actions.””

“Verrete perché io vi sto aspettando»; "Vi potrò vedere o no? That is the question: per conto mio, so bene come risolverla; ma siete voi a non volervi decidere. Ondeggiate, come ondeggerete tutta la vita, fra il vostro carattere di civetta e le abitudini di convento; tutto il male viene da lì".””

“Ciudată e mila omenească, ce nu face decât să-ţi prelungească suferinţa!””