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Edmond Rostand Quotes: To joke in the face of danger is the supreme politeness, a delicate refusal to cast oneself as a tragic hero.
         

To joke in the face of danger is the supreme politeness, a delicate refusal to cast oneself as a tragic hero.


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My heart always timidly hides itself behind my mind. I set out to bring down stars from the sky, then, for fear of ridicule, I stop and pick little flowers of eloquence.



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A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am.



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A kiss is a secret which takes the lips for the ear.



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I am what I am because early in life I decided that I would please at least myself in all things.



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