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Type: Journalist Quotes Category: French Journalist Quotes Year of Birth: 1753 Year of Death: 1801 Nationality: French Find on Amazon: Antoine Rivarol Related Authors: Erma Bombeck Hunter S. Thompson Glenn Beck Ann Coulter Walter Cronkite Andy Rooney Abigail Van Buren Dave Barry Ambrose Bierce |
Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.
Antoine Rivarol Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls. Antoine Rivarol Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent. Antoine Rivarol It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit. Antoine Rivarol It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it. Antoine Rivarol Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future. Antoine Rivarol Memory always obeys the commands of the heart. Antoine Rivarol Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. Antoine Rivarol Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way. Antoine Rivarol Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors. Antoine Rivarol Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech. Antoine Rivarol The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it. Antoine Rivarol To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes. Antoine Rivarol Vices are often habits rather than passions. Antoine Rivarol |
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