It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich. Sarah Bernhardt More Quotes by Sarah Bernhardt More Quotes From Sarah Bernhardt For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture. Sarah Bernhardt theatrelongneeds What would life be without art? Science prolongs life. To consist of what-eating, drinking, and sleeping? What is the good of living longer if it is only a matter of satisfying the requirements that sustain life? All this is nothing without the charm of art. Sarah Bernhardt drinkinglifeart What matters poverty? What matters anything to him who is enamoured of our art? Does he not carry in himself every joy and every beauty? Sarah Bernhardt what-mattersjoyart I refuse the title of artist to those who owe their reputations to a physical deformity. I regard them as buffoons. Sarah Bernhardt titlesactingartist I have often been asked why I am so fond of playing male parts. As a matter of fact, it is not male parts, but male brains that I prefer. Sarah Bernhardt malesmatterbrain New ideas come into this world somewhat like falling meteors, with a flash and an explosion, and perhaps somebody's castle-roof perforated. Sarah Bernhardt styleideasfall The theatre is the involuntary reflex of the ideas of the crowd. Sarah Bernhardt crowdstheatreideas Each action of the actor on the stage should be the visible concomitant of his thoughts. Sarah Bernhardt actorsshouldaction Me pray? Never! I'm an atheist. Sarah Bernhardt atheismatheistpraying ... actors of the first water are not more plentiful than playwrights of genius. Sarah Bernhardt geniusactingwater I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America. Sarah Bernhardt usacitiesamerica Those who know the joys and miseries of celebrities when they have passed the age of forty know how to defend themselves. Sarah Bernhardt miseryagejoy Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It seems that they must first commence to prosper in a foreign country. Sarah Bernhardt francecountryideas I do love cricket - it's so very English. Sarah Bernhardt cricket Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me. Sarah Bernhardt valentinesexylove I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all now, and in any critical moment of my life, they all rise up in armed legions for or against me. Sarah Bernhardt critical-momentsbusinesscountry The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King Lear. Sarah Bernhardt actorskingsplay The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in fine bodily proportions. Sarah Bernhardt proportiontruth-istheatre All power in human hands is liable to be abused. Sarah Bernhardt Life engenders life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich. Sarah Bernhardt
