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Quotes by Antoine Rivarol

Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the interests hatreds.
– Antoine Rivarol
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