A great nose indicates a great man-
Genial, courteous, intellectual,
Virile, courageous.

Attendu qu'un grand nez est proprement l'indice
D'un homme affable, bon, courtois, spirituel,
Libéral, courageux.

Edmond Rostand

Read Cyrano de Bergerac at Project Gutenberg

More information about this quote

Topic

Noses Body parts

Speaker

Cyrano de Bergerac

Author

Edmond Rostand

Source

Cyrano de Bergerac

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1897 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

France Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Rostand, Edmond. Cyrano de Bergerac. 27 Dec. 1897, Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Rostand, Edmond. Cyrano de Bergerac, translated by Lowell Bair. Signet, 2012, act 1, sc. 4.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by Edmond Rostand about noses: “A great nose indicates a great man- Genial, courteous, intellectual, Virile…”
Download
A quote by Edmond Rostand about noses: “A great nose indicates a great man- Genial, courteous, intellectual, Virile…”
Download
A quote by Edmond Rostand about noses: “A great nose indicates a great man- Genial, courteous, intellectual, Virile…”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from the 1890s

The fickleness of the women I love is only equalled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me.

George Bernard Shaw

Plays Unpleasant

More information about this quote
Topic
Unrequited love Challenges of love
Speaker
Leonard Charteris

Author

George Bernard Shaw
Source
The Philanderer Plays Unpleasant
Medium
Play
Genre
Satire
Language
English
Time
1898 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. "The Philanderer." Plays Unpleasant. Penguin Classics, 2001, act 2. Originally published by Grant Richards, 1898.

Another quote originally in French

An invasion of armies can be resisted; an invasion of ideas cannot be resisted.

Victor Hugo

Read History of a Crime at Project Gutenberg
More information about this quote
Topic
Power of ideas

Author

Victor Hugo
Source
The History of a Crime
Language
French
Time
1878 1870s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Hugo, Victor. Histoire d'un crime [The History of a Crime]. Paris: Calmann-Levy, c. 1878, conclusion, ch. 10.