“Like the ostrich, head under wing
When the roaring storm breaks,
So many people take refuge
Under the soft pillow
Of specious arguments.”

—  Georges Rouault

Le Cirque de l'étoile filante. (1938)
Quotes, 1930-1940

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French painter 1871–1958

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