John Norman
philosophy professor, author of Gor novel series
About the Malcolm De Chazal
Malcolm de Chazalwas a Mauritian writer, painter, and visionary, known especially for his Sens-Plastique, a work consisting of several thousand aphorisms and pensees.
17 Quotes by Malcolm De Chazal
- 1.
Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 2.
A women knows how to keep quiet when she is in the right, whereas a man, when he is in the right, will keep on talking.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 3.
We sometimes laugh from ear to ear, but it would be impossible for a smile to be wider than the distance between our eyes.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 4.
The beautiful remains so in ugly surroundings.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 5.
The idealist walks on tiptoe, the materialist on his heels.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 6.
The mind gets distracted in all sorts of ways. The heart is its own exclusive concern and diversion.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 7.
Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 8.
The man who can make others laugh secures more votes for a measure than the man who forces them to think.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 9.
Women make us poets, children make us philosophers.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 10.
Art is nature speeded up and God slowed down.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 11.
We always keep God waiting while we admit more importunate suitors.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 12.
Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don’t understand us.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 13.
The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 14.
Animals awaken, first facially, then bodily. Men’s bodies wake before their faces do. The animal sleeps within its body, man sleeps with his body in his mind.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 15.
The family is a court of justice which never shuts down for night or day.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 16.
Women eat while they are talking; men talk while they are eating.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)
- 17.
The flower is a jumble of thighs, the sun’s harem – the most oriental thing imaginable.
Malcolm De ChazalMauritian writer (1902--1981)