Antoine Rivarol Quotes - Page 2

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• Obtuseness is sometimes a virtue.

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  Sometimes, Virtue

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• Indolence and stupidity are first cousins.

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  Cousin, Stupidity, Firsts

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• To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes.

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  Children, Self, Unhappy

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• Memory always obeys the commands of the heart.

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  Memories, Heart, Command

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• The woman who too easily and ardently yielded her devotion will find that its vitality, like a bright fire, soon consumes itself.

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  Fire, Vitality, Devotion

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• Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.

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  Witty, Talking, People

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• Extremes produce reaction. Beware that our boasted civilization does not lapse into barbarism.

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  Civilization, Doe, Lapses

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• Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.

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  Soul, Gold, Clay

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• It is not he who searches for praise who finds it.

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  Praise

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• The mischief of children is seldom actuated by malice; that of grown-up people always is.

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  Children, People, Malice

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• The cunning tempter, by avoiding the grossness of vice, often silences objections.

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  Silence, Vices, Avoiding

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• History is only time furnished with dates and rich with events.

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  History, Events, Rich

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• It is a notable circumstance that mothers who are themselves open to severe comments as to their, moral character, are generally most solicitous as to the virtuous behavior of their daughters.

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  Daughter, Mother, Character

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• The personal pronoun "I" should be the coat of arms of some individuals.

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  Coats, Arms, Individual

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• There are men who gain from their wealth only the fear of losing it.

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  Men, Greed, Gains

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• In general, indulgence for those we know is rarer than pity for those we know not.

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  Pity, Clemency, Indulgence

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• What isn’t clear, isn’t French.

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  Clear

  'Discours sur l'Universalitè de la Langue Française' (1784)

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• Youth is not the era of wisdom; let us therefore have due consideration.

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  Eras, Youth, Consideration

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• Poverty treads close upon the heels of great and unexpected wealth.

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  Poverty, Unexpected, Wealth

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• True felicity consists of its own consciousness.

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  Consciousness, Felicity

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• It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it.

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  Abuse, Doubt, Done

  Preface to "Le Petit Almanach de nos Grands Hommes", 1788.

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• Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the interests hatreds.

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  Roots, Hatred, Interest

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• Mutability is written upon all things.

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  Decay, All Things, Mutability

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• Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.

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  Passion, Actors, Reason

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• Reason is an historian, but the passions are actors.

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  Passion, Actors, Reason

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