The whole effort of a sincere man is to erect his personal impressions into laws

Quote by Remy De Gourmont

Topics: Effort Quotes

Simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds.

Simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds.

Life is a series of sensations connected to different states of consciousness.

Life is a series of sensations connected to different states of consciousness.

Art includes everything that stimulates the desire to live.

Art includes everything that stimulates the desire to live.

Try to put well in practice what you already know. In so doing, you will,...

Try to put well in practice what you already know. In so doing, you will,...

Thinking is hard work. One can't bear burdens and ideas at the same time.

Thinking is hard work. One can't bear burdens and ideas at the same time.

Man is the inventor of stupidity.

Man is the inventor of stupidity.

If the secret of being a bore is to tell all, the secret of pleasing...

If the secret of being a bore is to tell all, the secret of pleasing...

Of all the sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is chastity.

Of all the sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is chastity.

Man has made use of his intelligence, he invented stupidity.

Man has made use of his intelligence, he invented stupidity.

Two elements are needed to form a truth - a fact and an abstraction.

Two elements are needed to form a truth - a fact and an abstraction.

The woman who loves always smells good.

The woman who loves always smells good.

We live less and less, and we learn more and more. Sensibility is surrendering to...

We live less and less, and we learn more and more. Sensibility is surrendering to...

Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure...

Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure...

Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds.

Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds.

In order to understand life it is not only necessary not to be indifferent to...

In order to understand life it is not only necessary not to be indifferent to...

Women still remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last.

Women still remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last.

Industry has operated against the artisan in favor of the idler, and also in favor...

Industry has operated against the artisan in favor of the idler, and also in favor...

Both hands... Now use both hands. Oh no, don't close your eyes.

Both hands... Now use both hands. Oh no, don't close your eyes.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

God places the heaviest burden on those who can carry its weight.

God places the heaviest burden on those who can carry its weight.