Malcolm de Chazal Quotes
Born: September 12, 1902
Malcolm de Chazal was a Mauritian writer, painter, and visionary whose aphorisms cut to the bone of human endurance. Rejecting conventional wisdom, he forged a philosophy of resilience rooted in raw perception—seeing the world not as it is, but as it could be through unwavering focus. His quotes resonate because they strip away illusion, offering clarity in chaos and strength in stillness. De Chazal believed that true power lies in the quiet, stubborn act of paying attention. His legacy endures as a beacon for those who seek to transform adversity into art, and distraction into discipline.
Malcolm de Chazal Quotes (17)
"Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey."
— Malcolm De Chazal"The beautiful remains so in ugly surroundings."
— Malcolm De Chazal"The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs."
— Malcolm De Chazal"Women eat while they are talking; men talk while they are eating."
— Malcolm De Chazal"Art is nature speeded up and God slowed down."
— Malcolm De Chazal"We always keep God waiting while we admit more importunate suitors."
— Malcolm De Chazal"The mind gets distracted in all sorts of ways. The heart is its own exclusive concern and diversion."
— 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 flower is a jumble of thighs, the sun's harem - the most oriental thing imaginable."
— Malcolm De Chazal"The idealist walks on tiptoe, the materialist on his heels."
— 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"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"Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face."
— Malcolm De Chazal"The family is a court of justice which never shuts down for night or day."
— 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"Our expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don't understand us."
— Malcolm De Chazal"Women make us poets, children make us philosophers."
— Malcolm De Chazal