Agatha Christie Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. A man when he is making up to anybody can be cordial and gallant and full of little attentions and altogether charming. But when a man is really in love he can't help looking like a sheep. The Mystery of the Blue Train

2. Bagi sebagian orang kebenaran itu penting, sebab mereka dapat menerimanya. Mereka dapat menghadapi kebenaran dengan tabah - ketabahan yang hanya dimiliki orang-orang yang mengharapkan kehidupan yang cerah. Elephants Can Remember

3. Do you believe in the value of truth, my dear, or don’t you?Of course I believe in the truth, said Rhoda, staring.Yes, you say that, but perhaps you haven’t thought about it. The truth hurts sometimes – and destroys one’s illusions.I’d rather have it all the same. said Rhoda. So would I. But I don’t know that we’re wise. Cards on the Table

4. It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them. Agatha Christie: An Autobiography

5. It's what's in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy. A Murder Is Announced

6. No one human being knows the full truth about another human being. Not even one's nearest and dearest. Murder Is Easy

7. No, my friend, I am not drunk. I have just been to the dentist, and need not return for another six months! Is it not the most beautiful thought?--Poirot One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

8. People with a grudge against the world are always dangerous. They seem to think life owes them something. I've known many an invalid who has suffered worse and been cut off from life much more . . . and they've managed to lead happy contented lives. It's what's in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy. A Murder Is Announced

9. Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking.""An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it. Peril at End House

10. Some people are wise - they never expect to be happy. I did. The Hollow

11. The truth must be quite plain, if one could just clear away the litter. A Caribbean Mystery

12. What good is money if it can't buy happiness? The Man in the Brown Suit

13. If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.

14. It's dangerous to know too much. The Secret Adversary

15. No one human being knows the full truth about another human being. Not even one's nearest and dearest. Murder Is Easy

16. One always has hope for human nature Sleeping Murder

17. One knows so little. When one knows more it is too late. Three Act Tragedy

18. The truth is, that one doesn't really know anything about anybody. Not even the people who are nearest to you...''Isn't that going a little too far--exaggerating too much?''I don't think it is. When you think of people, it is in the image you have made of them for yourself. A Caribbean Mystery

19. There are questions that you don't ask because you're afraid of the answers to them. The Moving Finger

20. Un archeologo è il miglior marito che una donna possa avere: più lei diventa vecchia, più lui s'interessa a lei.

21. We are ready to despair too soon, we are ready to say, ‘What’s the good of doing anything?’ Hope is the virtue we should cultivate most in this present day and age.

22. When you read the account of a murder - or, say, a fiction story based on murder - you usually begin with the murder itself. That's all wrong. The murder begins a long time beforehand. A murder is the culmination of a lot of different circumstances, all converging at a given moment at a given point. People are brought into it from different parts of the globe and for unforeseen reasons. [...] The murder itself is the end of the story. It's Zero Hour.He paused.It's Zero Hour now. Towards Zero

23. When you're in the middle of a nightmare, something ordinary is the only hope. Anyway, ordinary things are the best. I've always thought so. Sad Cypress

24. Where do one's fears come from? Where do they shape themselves? Where do they hide before coming out into the open? The Moving Finger