Quotes from Sarah Bernhardt

Art is not about something, Art is something

What matters poverty? What matters anything to him who is enamoured of our art? Does he not carry in himself every joy and every beauty?

Legend remains victorious in spite of history.

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

Each action of the actor on the stage should be the visible concomitant of his thoughts.

Life begets life. Energy becomes energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich

One should hate very little, because it's extremely fatiguing. One should despise much, forgive often and never forget. Pardon does not bring with it forgetfulness; at least not for me.

Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.