The flower is a jumble of thighs, the sun’s harem – the most oriental thing imaginable. – Malcolm de Chazal
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 Chazal
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 Chazal
The mind gets distracted in all sorts of ways. The heart is its own exclusive concern and diversion. – Malcolm de Chazal
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 Chazal
The man who can make others laugh secures more votes for a measure than the man who forces them to think. – Malcolm de Chazal
Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey. – Malcolm de Chazal
Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don’t understand us. – Malcolm de Chazal
