Quotes by Antoine Rivarol

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

#Antoine Rivarol

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

#Antoine Rivarol

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

#Antoine Rivarol

Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.

#Speech

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

#Familiarity

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

#Ideas

To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy....

#Reverie

Vices are often habits rather than passions

#Passion, #Vice

Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors.

#Reason

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

#Abuse