Quotes from Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)

“Mais il faut bien dire qu'il y a quelque chose de plus important encore que le temps qu'on emploie au travail, c'est l'application qu'on y apporte; ce n'est pas l'heure que nous passons sur notre leçon qui met cette leçon dans notre mémoire, c'est la volonté d'apprendre.”
― Hector Malot, quote from Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)

“Ah! Cât de sărac este graiul buzelor față de cel al ochilor. Cât de reci și goale sunt cuvintele în comparație co ochii!”
― Hector Malot, quote from Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)

“Vậy ra tôi chỉ yêu thương và được yêu thương để rồi phải xa lìa một cách phũ phàng, những người tôi cứ muốn sống suốt đời bên cạnh. Không có cách gì để có thể đoàn tụ họ lại được sao?”
― Hector Malot, quote from Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)

“On obtient peu de chose par la brutalité, tandis qu'on obtient beaucoup, pour ne pas dire tout, par la douceur.”
― Hector Malot, quote from Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)

“la moquerie peut avoir du bon pour réformer un caractère vicieux, mais lorsqu’elle s’adresse à l’ignorance, elle est une marque de sottise chez celui qui l’emploie.”
― Hector Malot, quote from Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)

“Câinele este întotdeauna oglinda stăpânului său şi cine se uită la unul, îl vede pe celălalt. Arată-mi câinele tău pentru a-ţi spune cine eşti . Ticălosul are drept câine un netrebnic. Hoţul, un hoţ. Ţăranul prost un câine grosolan. Omul politicos şi amabil un câine binecrescut.”
― Hector Malot, quote from Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)

“În faţa mea se deschidea o viaţă nouă. Mi-am amintit de Vitalis şi mi-am spus şi eu; Înainte!”
― Hector Malot, quote from Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)

“Există lucruri triste în această lume şi care te pun pe gânduri; dar nu cunosc vreun lucru mai urât şi mai trist decât poarta unei închisori.”
― Hector Malot, quote from Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)

“Când ai ochi să priveşti şi pe ei îţi pui ochelarii pe care ţi-i dau cărţile , sfârşeşti prin a vedea lucrurile aşa cum sunt ele cu adevărat.”
― Hector Malot, quote from Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)

“-Dar dacă . într-o zi, cineva l-ar lovi în cap pe Mattia?
Acesta începu să surâdă trist.
-Nu asta ar fi cel mai grav;oare loviturile fac rău atunci când le primeşti pentru un prieten?”
― Hector Malot, quote from Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)

“Mais il y a des moments où le cœur voit mieux et plus loin que les yeux les plus perçants”
― Hector Malot, quote from Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)

“Comprends aujourd’hui, mon garçon, que la vie est trop souvent une bataille dans laquelle on ne fait pas ce qu’on veut.”
― Hector Malot, quote from Nobody's Boy (Sans Famille)

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