Table of content

• 1. Paul Valéry
• 2. Antoine de Saint Exupéry
• 3. Stendhal
• 4. Édith Piaf
• 5. Honoré d'Urfé
• 6. Alain
• 7. Alfred de Musset
• 8. Louis Aragon

1. Paul Valéry

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"Love is being stupid together"

Paul Valéry (1871-1945) was a French poet and philosopher. One of his popular love quotes is L'amour, c'est être stupide ensemble (love is being stupid together).

Paul Valéry also had a sense of humour, and with a lot of self-mockery, he once said that writing early in the morning entitled him to be dumb the rest of the day.

2. Antoine de Saint Exupéry

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"It’s only with the heart that one can see"

On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur (it’s only with the heart that one can see) is a famous quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944).

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a French writer and aviator. He disappeared over the Mediterranean, near Marseilles, during a reconnaissance flight for the Free French Air Force, in 1944.

He is best remembered for his tale Le Petit Prince.

3. Stendhal

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"Love is the miracle of the civilization"

Stendhal (1783-1842) was a French writer. He wrote, among others, the novels The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma. He also wrote an inspiring French love quote: L'amour est le miracle de la civilisation (Love is the miracle of the civilization)

4. Édith Piaf

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"Nevermind the problems, my love, as long as you love me"

This quote is taken from the song The anthem of Love by Edit Piaf (1915-1963).

Peu m’importent les problèmes, mon amour, puisque tu m’aimes (Nevermind the problems, my love, as long as you love me).

5. Honoré d'Urfé

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"You must love if you want to be loved"

Another French love quote: Il faut aimer si l’on veut être aimé (you must love if you want to be loved).

Honoré d’Urfé (1597-1625) was a French novelist. He wrote the first 'saga novel' in history, a novel composed of several volumes.

6. Alain

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"Love is finding one’s blessing outside of oneself"

Alain (1858-1951) is a French philosopher, who refused to belong to any philosophical trend.

According to him, one must avoid any preconceived idea. About love, he once said: Aimer, c'est trouver sa richesse hors de soi (love is finding one’s blessing outside of oneself).

7. Alfred de Musset

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"The only true language in the world is a kiss"

Le seul vrai langage au monde est un baiser (the only true language in the world is a kiss) is a quote by Alfred de Musset (1810-1857), a French poet and playwright.

8. Louis Aragon

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"Love is your last chance"

The perfect quote to end this list of French love quotes is certainly this one: L'amour est ta dernière chance (love is your last chance).

It was written by French poet and journalist Louis Aragon (1897-1982).

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