Antoine Rivarol

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

— Antoine Rivarol

#expands #gold #great #great souls #hardens

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

— Antoine Rivarol

#fearing #future #his #life #man

It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit. ↗

— Antoine Rivarol

#dim #enchantment #haze #mystery #pursuit

The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it. ↗

— Antoine Rivarol

#does #losing #make #only #people

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

— Antoine Rivarol

#lack #more #people #society #speaking

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

— Antoine Rivarol

#capital #hands #ideas #interest #only

It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it. ↗

— Antoine Rivarol

#advantage #done #doubt #immense #no doubt

Memory always obeys the commands of the heart. ↗

— Antoine Rivarol

#commands #heart #memory #obeys

Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. ↗

— Antoine Rivarol

#fame #humanity #oblivion #rule

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

— Antoine Rivarol

#bad #every #good #nine #persons