Quotes from Charles de Leusse

A stele was erected as a souvenir. It was written: the mountain is no longer alone; the trees support it. (Une stèle fut érigée en souvenir. Y était inscrit : la montagne n'est plus seule; les arbres la soutiennent.)"

A virgin woman has saved France as a virgin man has saved all mankind. (Une pucelle a sauvé la France, - Comme Un puceau a sauvé tous les hommes.)

A word love has made a thousand books. (Un mot amour A fait mille livres.)

Above the sky, everything is beautiful, but alone. (Au-dessus du ciel, Tout est beau, mais seul)

Adam betrayed God. Pierre betrayed the god man. (Adam a trahi Dieu. Pierre a trahi l'homme dieu)

All stones are close to us. The last is behind us. (Toutes les pierres sont près de nous. - La dernière est derrière nous.) [Fables1, The Bird and its Sun / L'Oiseau et son Soleil]

And love is two misfortunes which together happiness are.

And love is two misfortunes which together happiness are.(Et l'amour, c'est deux malheurs Qui ensemble font un bonheur)

Anger is smaller than the one behind him.

Anger is smaller than the one behind him. (La colère, c'est plus petit Que celui derrière lui)

Attempted good marriage with premeditation.

Be able to prove God? It would no longer be God. (Pouvoir prouver Dieu ? Ca ne serait plus Dieu)

Because anticipate rather than search the bushes. (Car plutôt anticiper - Que les fourrés rechercher.) [Fables1, The Rabbit and the Hedgehog / Le Lapin et le Hérisson]

Because to prepare is to win, they said to each other. And they made a banquet in this honor. (Car préparer, c'est déjà gagner, se dirent-ils. Et ils firent un banquet en cet honneur.)"

Before falling to the ground, the rain has touched the sky. (Avant de tomber au sol, La pluie a touché le ciel)

Behind anger, is hidden the cemetery. (Derrière la colère, - Se cache le cimetière.)

Binoculars are a distance when near the eyes. Far from home, near the heart, love.

Binoculars see from far when near the eyes. Far from self, near the heart, in love. (Les jumelles voient de loin quand près des yeux. - Loin de soi, près du coeur ; amoureux.)

Body can't contain the inside hurricane. (Corps ne peut contenir L'ouragan intérieur)

Body is morning dew that shines to the rise of the hands. (Corps est rosée du matin - Qui brille au lever des mains.)

But if the rooster crows, this is not for the farmer. (Mais si le coq a chanté, - Ce n'est pas pour le fermier.)

But the animal has no veil. Dogs better treated than Afghan women. (Même l'animal n'a de voile. Chien mieux traité que l'afghane ?)

But the dog who is rabid is not by bowl attracted. (Mais le chien qui est enragé n'est par gamelle attiré)

But the little girl growing up still hisses a tune, that of the cottage train. (Mais la petite fille qui grandit siffle toujours un air, celui du train de la chaumière)"