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Antoine Rivarol
French
Journalist
About the author
Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity.
Antoine Rivarol,
French
Journalist
#Humanity
#Fame
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
Antoine Rivarol,
French
Journalist
#Vices
#Habits
To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes.
Antoine Rivarol,
French
Journalist
#Self
#Reverie
#Extremes
The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it.
Antoine Rivarol,
French
Journalist
#People
#Losing
#Worry
#Wealth
Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.
Antoine Rivarol,
French
Journalist
#Thought
#Speech
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,
French
Journalist
#Talk
#Will
Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.
Antoine Rivarol,
French
Journalist
#Life
#Past
#Man
#Present
#Future
#Complaining
It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it.
Antoine Rivarol,
French
Journalist
#Nothing
#Doubt
#Abuse
It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.
Antoine Rivarol,
French
Journalist
#Mystery
#Pursuit
Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent.
Antoine Rivarol,
French
Journalist
#Ideas
#Talent
#Interest
Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.
Antoine Rivarol,
French
Journalist
#Sun
#Gold
Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.
Antoine Rivarol,
French
Journalist
#People
#World
#Society
#Talent
#Wit
#Witty
Memory always obeys the commands of the heart.
Antoine Rivarol,
French
Journalist
#Heart
#Memory
Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.
Antoine Rivarol,
French
Journalist
#Reason
#Actors