Joseph Roux
Joseph Roux
deceives good
That which deceives us and does us harm, also undeceives us and does us good
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 god great philosophers-and-philosophy
Philosophers call God ''the great unknown'' ''The great misknown'' is more like it!
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
justice love men
We love justice greatly, and just men but little
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.
composed experience illusions rather wisdom
Our experience is composed rather of illusions lost than of wisdom acquired.
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.
good guides reason rest true
Reason guides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false, and passion, good or bad.
bad good
Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word.
committed might pardon
The folly which we might have ourselves committed is the one which we are least ready to pardon in another.
happiness
The happiness which is lacking makes one think even the happiness one has unbearable.
exquisite poetry
Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite expressions.