Some people are always grumbling that roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses.
Alphonse Karr (1808-1890) French journalist and novelist
(Attributed)
Quotations by:
Karr, Alphonse
Every man has three characters — that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.
Alphonse Karr (1808-1890) French journalist and novelist
A Tour Round My Garden [Voyage autour de mon jardin] (1851)
(Source)
If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first step taken by our friends, the murderers.
Alphonse Karr (1808-1890) French journalist and novelist
Les Guêpes (31 Jan 1849)
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
[Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.]
Alphonse Karr (1808-1890) French journalist and novelist
Les Guêpes, vi (Jan 1849)