Charles Peguy Professions : Poet Born : January 7, 1873 Died : September 5, 1914 Browse All Authors Top 32 quotes by Charles Peguy I prefer a saint with faults to a sinner with none. Charles Peguy self-respect faults saint The life of an honest man must be a perpetual infidelity. Charles Peguy infidelity honesty men When you love someone you love him as he is. Charles Peguy when-you-love-someone inspirational love It is innocence that is full and experience that is empty. It is innocence that wins and experience that loses. Charles Peguy innocence empty winning There will be things that I do that no one will be left to understand. Charles Peguy left Suffering passes; having suffered never passes. Charles Peguy suffering One has not the right to betray even a traitor. Traitors must be fought, got betrayed. Charles Peguy traitor betrayal betrayed The references you do not verify are the good ones. Charles Peguy verify self-discipline discipline The classical artist can be recognized by his sincerity, the romantic by his laborious insincerity. Charles Peguy insincerity sincerity artist A great philosophy is not one that passes final judgments and establishes ultimate truth. It is one that causes uneasiness and starts commotion. Charles Peguy finals causes philosophy A great philosophy is not a philosophy without reproach; it is philosophy without fear. Charles Peguy great-philosophy reproach philosophy Short of genius a rich man cannot even imagine poverty. Charles Peguy man rich poverty genius Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors