Paul Verlaine

Poet French 1844 – 1896

French Symbolist poet known for lyric and intimate verse.

395 quotes

"Work is love made visible."
Work
"Family is the first school of the heart."
Family
"Truth resonates with the soul."
Truth
"Freedom is the condition for authentic love."
Freedom
"Education plants seeds that bear fruit for generations."
Education
"Knowledge without wisdom is mere accumulation."
Knowledge
"Hope is the anchor of the soul."
Hope
"Leadership is service to others."
Leadership
"War leaves scars that generations must heal."
War
"Politics shapes the world; poetry saves the soul."
Politics
"Money is a tool; character is the treasure."
Money
"Health is the crown worn only by the well."
Health
"Technology amplifies both our gifts and our flaws."
Technology
"History is the teacher of those who listen."
History
"Literature is the conversation between souls across time."
Literature
"The greatest motivation is self-belief."
Motivation
"True inspiration lifts others higher."
Inspiration
"Relationships are the laboratory of the heart."
Relationships
"Humor is the grace of the human spirit."
Humor
"The wisest thing is to surrender to the inevitable with grace and dignity."
Wisdom
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."
Strength
"Art is not meant to decorate your walls. It is meant to transform your soul."
Art
"Love is the most beautiful of all lies."
Love
"The secret to happiness lies in simplicity and acceptance of what is."
Happiness
"Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind, and heals the heart."
Music
"To create is to live twice over, once in reality and once in imagination."
Creativity
"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."
History
"Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition."
Solitude
"Beauty is found not in perfection, but in the flaws that make us human."
Beauty
"Faith is believing in what you cannot see, yet knowing it is true."
Faith