Antoine Rivarol
Antoine Rivarol
Antoine de Rivarolwas a Royalist French writer during the Revolutionary era. He was briefly married to the translator Louisa Henrietta de Rivarol...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionJournalist
CountryFrance
Antoine Rivarol quotes about
closest root
Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the intensest hatreds
fog enchantment add
It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.
worry people doe
The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it.
ideas hands bears
Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent.
way nine persons
Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.
witty people world
Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.
soul gold sun
Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.
memories heart command
Memory always obeys the commands of the heart.
time giving firsts
Opinions, theories, and systems pass by turns over the grindstone of time, which at first gives them brilliancy and sharpness, but finally wears them out.
history events rich
History is only time furnished with dates and rich with events.
heart men mind
Mind is the partial side of men; the heart is everything.
wit readiness
There is nothing so unready as readiness of wit.
gossip tea age
The subtle sauce of malice is often indulged in by maidens of uncertain age, over their tea.
consciousness felicity
True felicity consists of its own consciousness.