Jean Jaures Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Jean Jaures
We can take from the past its fires, and not its ashes. — Jean Jaures
Revolutions can no longer be achieved by minorities. No matter how energetic and intelligent a minority may be, it is not enough, in modern times at least, to make a revolution. The cooperation of a majority, and a large majority too, is needed. — Jean Jaures
Take from the altars of the past the fire - not the ashes. — Jean Jaures
In our narrow, confined existence, we tend to forget the essence of life ... All of us, whatever our occupation or class, are equally guilty: the employer is lost in the running of his business; the workers, sunk in the abyss of their misery, raise their heads only to cry in protest; we, the politicians, are lost in daily battles and corridor intrigues. All of us forget that before everything else, we are men, ephemeral beings lost in the immense universe, so full of terrors. We are inclined to neglect the search for the real meaning of life, to ignore the real goals - serenity of the spirit and sublimity of the heart ... To reach them - that is the revolution. — Jean Jaures
Tradition does not mean to look after the ash, but to keep the flame alive. — Jean Jaures