Paris Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old paris quotes, paris sayings, and paris proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

I would stand and look out over the roofs of Paris and think, 'Do not worry. You have always written before and you will write now. All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know. Ernest Hemingway
Paris somehow lends itself to conceptual new ideas. I don't know why it is. There is a certain magic to that city. Walter Kohn
In Paris one is too preoccupied by what one sees and what one hears, however strong one is; What I am doing here has, I think, the merit of not resembling anyone, because it is simply the expression of what I myself have experienced. Claude Monet
The Paris slums are a gathering-place for eccentric people-people who have fallen into solitary, half-mad grooves of life and given up trying to be normal or decent. George Orwell
I am an American and I have lived half my life in Paris, not the half that made me but the half in which I made what I made. Gertrude Stein
Paris, which the divine sun had sown with light, and where in glory waved the great future harvest of Truth and of Justice. Emile Zola
Being the most striking manifestation of the art of metal structures by which our engineers have shown in Europe, Eiffel Tower is one of the most striking of our modern national genius. Gustave Eiffel
Paris is many different things to many different people, but, for me it is simply 'home'. Robert Bonhomme
When visiting Paris one should throw their itinerary out the window and simply let Paris show you her beauty, her way. Robert Bonhomme
After 'the war to end war' they seem to have been pretty successful in Paris at making a 'Peace to end Peace. Archibald Wavell
In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French I never did succeed in making them understand their language. Mark Twain
Paris is the city in which one loves to live. Margaret Anderson
Paris is a world meant to be seen by the walker alone, for only the pace of strolling can take in all the rich detail. John Baxter
Every Parisian and everyone who comes to know Paris discovers his or her own 'most beautiful walk'. John Baxter
Just add three letters to Paris, and you have paradise. Jules Renard
A woman needs six months in Paris to know what is her due and the extent of her empire. Napoleon Bonaparte
From Paris, you can go everywhere, as long as you're sure to come back. Peter Lindbergh