French Proverb Quotes

It sounds mercenary and it smacks of rats leaving the sinking ship. But get real, when everyone is bailing out, you don't want to be the last man standing.

People are dangerous when they have nothing to lose.

The toughest part was doing it in front of the world and recognizing that you had gotten to a point where if you didn't do something you were going to die.

The Egyptians could run to Egypt, the Syrians into Syria. The only place we could run was into the sea, and before we did that we might as well fight.

And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again?

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger.

Well it's a drastic procedure by your standards and mine, but for the people who are living in desperation perhaps the best way to understand it is that it seems no more drastic to them than circumcision.

Well, listen, you know, the Czech saying is, you know, when you are drowning you are grabbing even a little twig. That's what all Czechs were doing, grabbing for... with the hope for this little twig.

Hey, any time you're throwing bodies over board it is to save yourself.

Necessity makes an honest man a knave.

If I had any deadly secrets, I wouldn't still be alive.

I'll say anything to live.

Nations like individuals, when driven to choose between desperate courses, might at times be compelled to take the chance of destruction, often destroying themselves or suffering irreparable harm.

Joe, God Almighty hates a quitter. I have been a soldier in actual war, and I am a faithful soldier of Reed now, but my general [i.e. Manley] has deserted me.

A starving man thinks first of satisfying his hunger before anything else. He will sell his liberty and all for the sake of getting a morsel of food.

The fish, once escaped from the trap, doesn't go back

If the ship is sinking, you need help getting off that ship.

My mother had to make an unconventional decision. We had to run away from home. She made a really difficult decision to leave financial stability behind and undertake raising two girls on her own.

The meekest of animals will fight bravely when it is backed against a wall, for it has nothing left to lose. A poor man is more deadly than a rich man because he puts less value on his own life.

We desert those who desert us; we cannot afford to suffer; we must live how we can.

I’m fighting for my life, I have to defend myself. If I don’t defend myself, no one else will.

I thought, better to get out while I'm still alive.

Ben Adaephon Delat," Pearl said plaintively, "see the last who comes. You send me to my death." "I know," Quick Ben whispered. "Flee, then. I will hold them enough to ensure your escape no more." Quick Ben sank down past the roof. Before he passed from sight Pearl spoke again. "Ben Adaephon Delat, do you pity me?" "Yes" he replied softly, then pivoted and dropped down into darkness.

Hey!" Caleb snapped as he realized Nick was about to lock him on the outside with their attackers. He pushed the door open and glared at him. "No man left behind." Nick scoffed. "This aint' the army, boy. It's every man for himself. Fall behind. Get eaten