Like a hawk about to devour its prey, the wings of public o… - Malcolm de Chazal

" "
Like a hawk about to devour its prey, the wings of public opinion hover above the head of the judge. All the Court’s decisions are disguised and indirect forms of pleading at the bar of public opinion.

Malcolm de Chazal

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Malcolm de Chazal

Malcolm de Chazal (12 September 1902 – 1 October 1981) was a Mauritian writer, painter, and visionary, known especially for his Sens-Plastique, a work consisting of several thousand aphorisms and pensées.

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Malcolm de Chazel • Malcolm De Chazel

All quotes from Malcolm de Chazal Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Malcolm de Chazal:

Alice Meynell Wallace Stevens Stephen Spender Wisława Szymborska William Carlos Williams

Additional quotes by Malcolm de Chazal

A flowing river is an infinity of superimposed production belts.

Ah is the shortest of human cries, Oh the longest. Man is born in an Ah and dies in an Oh, for birth is immediate and death is like an airplane taking off.

The sunflower keeps its eye on the sun with its back turned to the shade. We die facing life with our backs to death, as if we were walking out of a room backwards.

Like a hawk about to devour its prey, the wings of public opinion hover above the head of the judge. All the Court’s decisions are disguised and indi… - Malcolm de Chazal

About Malcolm de Chazal

Also Known As

Unlimited Quote Collections

Additional quotes by Malcolm de Chazal

Unlimited Quote Collections