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Vices are often habits rather than passions.

Author: Antoine de Rivarol (1753-1801) | Theme: Vice | Clicks: 432 | Rank: 7.00 | Fav

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

Author: Antoine de Rivarol (1753-1801) | Theme: Opinion | Clicks: 156 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.

Author: Antoine de Rivarol (1753-1801) | Theme: Filosophy | Clicks: 411 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.

Author: Antoine de Rivarol (1753-1801) | Theme: Opinion | Clicks: 302 | Rank: 10.00 | Fav

Memory always obeys the commands of the heart.

Author: Antoine de Rivarol (1753-1801) | Theme: Memory | Clicks: 337 | Rank: 10.00 | Fav

Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.

Author: Antoine de Rivarol (1753-1801) | Theme: Human | Clicks: 324 | Rank: 10.00 | Fav

Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent.

Author: Antoine de Rivarol (1753-1801) | Theme: Idea | Clicks: 155 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.

Author: Antoine de Rivarol (1753-1801) | Theme: Filosophy | Clicks: 345 | Rank: 0 | Fav

Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.

Author: Antoine de Rivarol (1753-1801) | Theme: Opinion | Clicks: 157 | Rank: 0 | Fav
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