Top 7 Henri Murger Quotes

#1. Art is a barren route, of which glory is the oasis.

Henri Murger

#2. The first duty of wine is to be red. Don't talk to me of your white wines.

Henri Murger

#3. You see, my poor fellow, the hearts of women and she-cats are abysses that neither men nor toms will ever fathom.

Henri Murger

#4. Study is the child of silence and mystery.

Henri Murger

#5. It is extraordinary Monsieur Benoit, but everytime I think of your triple character as a landlord, a bootmaker, and a friend, I am tempted to believe in the Trinity.

Henri Murger

#6. The day is not over yet. You may still meet with Providence, who never gets up before noon.

Henri Murger

#7. As to my heart, since I have worn an eighty franc corset I do not hear it, and I am very much afraid that I have left it in one of Marcel's drawers.

Henri Murger

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