Antoine Rivarol
» Fame » “Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity.”
» Gold » “Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.”
» Ideas » “Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent.”
» Life and Living » “Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.”
» Memory » “Memory always obeys the commands of the heart.”
» Mystery » “It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.”
» Reason » “Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.”
» Reverie » “To lose one’s self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes.”
» Speech » “Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.”
» Wealth » “The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it.”
