Art imitates nature not in its effects as such, but in its causes, in its 'manner,' in its process, which are nothing but a participation in and a derivation of actual objects, of the Art of God himself.
All that passes is raised to the dignity of expression; all that happens is raised to the dignity of meaning. Everything is either symbol or parable. - Paul Claudel
All that passes is raised to the dignity of expression; all that happens is raised to the dignity of meaning. Everything is either symbol or parable.
- Paul Claudel
In a word, poetry can not exist without emotion, or, if you will, without a movement of the soul which regulates the words. - Paul Claudel
In a word, poetry can not exist without emotion, or, if you will, without a movement of the soul which regulates the words.
When man tries to imagine Paradise on earth, the immediate result is a very respectable Hell. - Paul Claudel
When man tries to imagine Paradise on earth, the immediate result is a very respectable Hell.
Speak about Christ only when you are asked. But live so that people ask about Christ! - Paul Claudel
Speak about Christ only when you are asked. But live so that people ask about Christ!
Now I know that at the heart of the universe is joy. - Paul Claudel
Now I know that at the heart of the universe is joy.
We must not seek happiness in peace, but in conflict. - Paul Claudel
We must not seek happiness in peace, but in conflict.
Jesus did not come to explain away suffering or remove it. He came to fill it with His Presence. - Paul Claudel
Jesus did not come to explain away suffering or remove it. He came to fill it with His Presence.
Intelligence is nothing without delight. - Paul Claudel
Intelligence is nothing without delight.
Gentlemen, in the little moment that remains to us between the crisis and the catastrophe, we may as well drink a glass of Champagne. - Paul Claudel
Gentlemen, in the little moment that remains to us between the crisis and the catastrophe, we may as well drink a glass of Champagne.
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion