Famous quotes containing the word gourmont:
“Man, in spite of his tendency towards mendacity, has a great respect for what he calls the truth. Truth is his staff in his voyage through life; commonplaces are the bread in his bag and the wine in his jug.”
—Rémy De Gourmont (18581915)
“Each man must grant himself the emotions that he needs and the morality that suits him.”
—Rémy De Gourmont (18581915)
“If the secret of being a bore is to tell all, the secret of pleasing is to say just enough to benot understood, but divined.”
—Rémy De Gourmont (18581915)