These days what's not worth saying gets set to music. Pierre Beaumarchais More Quotes by Pierre Beaumarchais More Quotes From Pierre Beaumarchais Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough. Pierre Beaumarchais romance love romantic I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry. Pierre Beaumarchais cry laughter laughing It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them. Pierre Beaumarchais understanding personality order Without the freedom to criticize, there is no true praise. Pierre Beaumarchais independence atheism praise As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything. Pierre Beaumarchais government writing long Plays, gentlemen, are to their authors what children are to women: they cost more pain than they give pleasure. Pierre Beaumarchais pain play children To obtain a woman who loves you, you must treat her as if she didn't. Pierre Beaumarchais treats ifs love-you The same wind that extinguishes a light can set a brazier on fire. Pierre Beaumarchais light fire wind Honest men love women; those who deceive them adore them. Pierre Beaumarchais honest love men It is by no means necessary to understand things to speak confidently about them. Pierre Beaumarchais understanding speak mean I grant men the land, the government, the wealth, all the chances. I accept that you have to hold all the cards, since that's the only way you know how to play; but I refuse to swallow your disrespect. Pierre Beaumarchais land play men Without pleasure man would live like a fool and soon die. Pierre Beaumarchais fool pleasure men Can love and peace live in the same heart? Youth is unhappy because it is faced with this terrible choice; love without peace, or peace without love. Pierre Beaumarchais choices heart peace If a thing isn't worth saying, you sing it. Pierre Beaumarchais opera humorous funny To make a living, craftiness is better than learnedness. Pierre Beaumarchais craftiness A writer's inspiration is not just to create. He must eat three times a day. Pierre Beaumarchais three-times three inspiration Vilify! Vilify! Some of it will always stick. Pierre Beaumarchais vilify sticks advice Be commonplace and creeping and you'll be a success. Pierre Beaumarchais commonplace success Today if something is not worth saying, people sing it. Pierre Beaumarchais music today people Nowadays what isn't worth saying is sung. Pierre Beaumarchais stupid
