One puts into one's art what one has not been capable of putting into one's existence. It is because he was unhappy that God created the world. Henry de Montherlant More Quotes by Henry de Montherlant More Quotes From Henry de Montherlant Happiness writes in white ink on a white page. Henry de Montherlant inkwhitewriting A single nation that has succeeded in lowering the intelligence, the morality, the quality of the human race almost throughout the globe is a phenomenon never before experienced since the beginning of time. I accuse the United States of being in a constant state of crime against humanity. Henry de Montherlant qualityracehumanity Catholicism has made man stupid, but it has not degraded him; it has introduced as many good and beautiful things as bad things. The United States have simply degraded humanity. Catholicism has done less harm in two thousand years than the United States in two hundred. Henry de Montherlant stupidbeautifulmen I have only the idea I have made of myself to sustain me on oceans of nothingness Henry de Montherlant oceanmadeideas Most affections are habits or duties we lack the courage to end. Henry de Montherlant affectionhabitcourage We like someone because. We love someone although. Henry de Montherlant love-someonelove There is only one way to be prepared for death: to be sated. In the soul, in the heart, in the spirit, in the flesh. To the brim. Henry de Montherlant soulheartinspiring Throughout history the world has been laid waste to ensure the triumph of conceptions that are now as dead as the men that died for them. Henry de Montherlant triumphmenworld We have understood nothing of life until we have understood that it is one vast confusion. Henry de Montherlant understoodconfusion A man doesn't dream about a woman because he thinks her "mysterious"; he decides that she is "mysterious" to justify his dreaming of her. Henry de Montherlant dreammenthinking ... when something is detestable, and yet inevitable, what one must do is not merely to endure it-a hard task whatever one may do-but find an excuse for loving it. Everything is a matter of points of view, and misfortune is often only the sign of a false interpretation of life. Henry de Montherlant tasksviewsmay Religion is the venereal disease of mankind. Henry de Montherlant mankindatheismdisease The United States is evil ... it is the canker of the world. Henry de Montherlant united-statesevilworld It's when the thing itself is missing that you have to supply the word. Henry de Montherlant missing It is through chance that, from among the various individuals of which each of us is composed, one emerges rather than another. Henry de Montherlant variousindividualchance It is because he was unhappy that God created the world. Henry de Montherlant creativityunhappyworld The United States is evil. Henry de Montherlant united-statesstatesevil Great ideas are not charitable. Henry de Montherlant charitablegreat-ideaideas
