Antoine Rivarol Quotes

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Image, There are some women who are flirts upon principle; they consider it

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There are some women who are flirts upon principle; they consider it their duty to make themselves as pleasing as possible to every one.

—Antoine Rivarol

Image, The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything

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The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity, and arrogance with envy.

—Antoine Rivarol

Image, Tenderness is the infancy of love.

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Tenderness is the infancy of love.

—Antoine Rivarol

Image, The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes a

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The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes a Titus or Marc Aurelius; the people is often Nero, but never Marc Aurelius.

—Antoine Rivarol

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Image, To lose one’s self in reverie, one must be either very happy,

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To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes.

—Antoine Rivarol

Image, What isn’t clear, isn’t French.

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What isn’t clear, isn’t French.

—Antoine Rivarol

Image, The most civilized people are as near to barbarism as the most

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The most civilized people are as near to barbarism as the most polished steel is to rust. Nations, like metals, have only a superficial brilliancy.

—Antoine Rivarol

Image, Very nice couplet, although there are dull stretches.

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Very nice couplet, although there are dull stretches.

—Antoine Rivarol

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Image, It has been very truly said that the mob has many heads, but no brains.

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It has been very truly said that the mob has many heads, but no brains.

—Antoine Rivarol

Image, The methods that help a man acquire a fortune are the very

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The methods that help a man acquire a fortune are the very ones that keep him from enjoying it.

—Antoine Rivarol

Image, Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the interests hatreds.

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

—Antoine Rivarol

Image, Cats don’t caress us-they caress themselves on us.

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Cats don't caress us-they caress themselves on us.

—Antoine Rivarol

Image, Silence never yet betrayed any one!

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Silence never yet betrayed any one!

—Antoine Rivarol

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Image, There are men who gain from their wealth only the fear of losing it.

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There are men who gain from their wealth only the fear of losing it.

—Antoine Rivarol