Joseph Roux
Joseph Roux
tears youth
In youth one has tears without grief; in age, griefs without tears
composed experience illusions wisdom
Our experience is composed rathery of illusions that of wisdom acquired.
call friendship holds immense known language losing lost man name peace silent
We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.
brainy diamond fine man pebble quotation wit
A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool.
exquisite poetry
Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite expressions.