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

Quote by Antoine Rivarol

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Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.

Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.

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Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.

Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.

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

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...

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

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

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...

Memory always obeys the commands of the heart.

Memory always obeys the commands of the heart.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

Vices are often habits rather than passions.

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...

Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.

Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.

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.

Ideas are the building blocks of ideas.

Ideas are the building blocks of ideas.

I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays in...

I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays in...

The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas, and throw the...

The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas, and throw the...