11 Quotes & Sayings By Alphonse Karr

Alphonse Karr (1867-1921) was a French novelist and storyteller. He is best known for the operetta "La Vie parisienne" ("Parisian life"), which was enormously popular and remains a staple of the French musical repertoire.

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We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses. Alphonse Karr
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All people have three characters, that which they exhibit, that which they are, and that which they think they are. Alphonse Karr
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The more things change the more they stay the same. (Plus ca change plus c'est la meme chose.) Alphonse Karr
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The more things change the more they remain the same. Alphonse Karr
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Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided. Alphonse Karr
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Love is the most terrible, and also the most generous of the passions; it is the only one which includes in its dreams the happiness of someone else. Alphonse Karr
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If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more audacious. Alphonse Karr
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Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns I am thankful that thorns have roses. Alphonse Karr
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Love in marriage should be the accomplishment of a beautiful dream, and not, as it too often is, the end. Alphonse Karr
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The more things change, the more they are the same. Alphonse Karr