Joseph Roux
Joseph Roux
gold illusions marble palace poor ruins
What is experience? A poor little hut constructed from the ruins of the palace of gold and marble called our illusions
call god great philosophers-and-philosophy
Philosophers call God ''the great unknown'' ''The great misknown'' is more like it!
composed experience illusions wisdom
Our experience is composed rathery of illusions that of wisdom acquired.
happiness happy others
I look at what I have and think myself unhappy; others look at what I have and think me happy
tears youth
In youth one has tears without grief; in age, griefs without tears
art finance literature reverse today
Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse
When unhappy, one doubts everything; when happy, one doubts nothing.
Nothing vivifies, and nothing kills, like the emotions.