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

Quote by Antoine Rivarol

Topics: Reverie Quotes

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

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

Vices are often habits rather than passions

Vices are often habits rather than passions

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

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

Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.

Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.

Memory always obeys the commands of the heart.

Memory always obeys the commands of the heart.

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the...

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the...

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

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

Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.

Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the intensest hatreds

Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the intensest hatreds

Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.

Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.

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

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

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

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

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.

Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just...

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just...