Paul Claudel
Paul Claudel
Paul Claudelwas a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptress Camille Claudel. He was most famous for his verse dramas, which often convey his devout Catholicism. Claudel was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in six different years...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth6 August 1868
CountryFrance
delight
Intelligence is nothing without delight.
jesus suffering remove
Jesus did not come to explain away suffering or remove it. He came to fill it with His Presence.
wine glasses champagne-drinking
Gentlemen, in the little moment that remains to us between the crisis and the catastrophe, we may as well drink a glass of Champagne.
conflict
We must not seek happiness in peace, but in conflict.
numbers people convince
Truth has nothing to do with the number of people it convinces.
long politics diplomats
It is fortunate that diplomats have long noses since they usually cannot see beyond them.
eye firsts milk
Open your eyes! The world is still intact; it is as pristine as it was on the first day, as fresh as milk!
use all-things alone-in-love
Time: all things consume it, love alone makes use of it.
heart joy knows
Now I know that at the heart of the universe is joy.
eye years wind
Eighty years old! No eyes left, no ears, no teeth, no legs, no wind! And when all is said and done, how astonishingly well one does without them.
soul movement emotion
In a word, poetry can not exist without emotion, or, if you will, without a movement of the soul which regulates the words.
birth knows
Every birth is a getting to know.
christian children wine
The priest has just baptized you a Christian with water; and I baptize you a Frenchman, daring child, with a dewdrop of champagne on your lips.
everyday magic phrases
The words I use Are everyday words and yet are not the same! You will find no rhymes in my verse, no magic. There are your very own phrases.