i must have read this somewhere (maybe in a philosophy book) about a french guy who comitted suicide and on his suicide note he wrote as justification "too many buttons to unfasten a shirt every day" .. this is all i can remember
i would appreciate it if someone could tell me the straight story behind it and the exact quote if possible
....also, what do u make of it? what does this say to u?
2007-02-10 07:09:39 · 2 answers · asked by catharsis 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Le Grand écart. Jean Cocteau (1923). His first novel.
About a boy who attempts to commit suicide because he has been betrayed by his first love. The boy Jacques, broods about "An Engliahman who killed himself after writing: "Too many buttons to button and unbutton, I shall kill myself".
Suspect you can do a Yahoo or Google search but most all will be in French. This is why you have no answers.
2007-02-13 01:29:00 · answer #1 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
“A snooze button is a poor substitute for no alarm clock at all”
“Whatever a man's age, he can reduce it several years by putting a bright-colored flower in his button-hole.” ~ Mark Twain
“Men build bridges and throw railroads across deserts, and yet they contend successfully that the job of sewing on a button is beyond them. Accordingly, they don't have to sew buttons.” ~ Heywood C. Broun
“Negotiating techniques do not work all that well with kids, because in the middle of a negotiation, they will say something completely unrelated such as, "You know what? I have a belly button!" and completely throw you off guard.” ~ Bo Bennett
“Friends are like elevator buttons, they either take you up or they take you down.” ~ Tom Osbourne
2007-02-10 09:59:56 · answer #2 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋