60+ Antoine Rivarol Quotes On Provocative, Satirical And Outspoken

Antoine Rivarol was a French journalist and political writer of the late 18th century. He was known for his wit and his opposition to the French Revolution. He is most famous for his famous phrase, "L'homme propose et Dieu dispose" (Man proposes, God disposes). Following is our collection on famous quotes by Antoine Rivarol on love, provocative, satirical.

Top 10 Antoine Rivarol Quotes

1. Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.
2. The most civilized people are as near to barbarism as the most polished steel is to rust. Nations, like metals, have only a superficial brilliancy.
3. It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.
4. Memory always obeys the commands of the heart.
5. To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes.
6. Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.
7. The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity, and arrogance with envy.
8. Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent.
9. Opinions, theories, and systems pass by turns over the grindstone of time, which at first gives them brilliancy and sharpness, but finally wears them out.
10. Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.

Antoine Rivarol Short Quotes

• Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the interests hatreds.
• A fool may have his coat embroidered with gold, but it is a fool's coat still.
• Rumor, once started, rushes on like a river, until it mingles with, and is lost in the sea.
• Brave men do not boast nor bluster. Deeds, not words, speak for such.
• Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity.
• Tenderness is the infancy of love.
• True felicity consists of its own consciousness.
• History is only time furnished with dates and rich with events.
• It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it.
• The subtle sauce of malice is often indulged in by maidens of uncertain age, over their tea.

Antoine Rivarol Quotes About People

The mischief of children is seldom actuated by malice; that of grown-up people always is. — Antoine Rivarol

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

The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes a Titus or Marc Aurelius; the people is often Nero, but never Marc Aurelius. — Antoine Rivarol

Antoine Rivarol Famous Quotes And Sayings

If poverty makes man groan, he yawns in opulence. When fortune exempts us from labor, nature overwhelms us with time. — Antoine Rivarol

The despotism of will in ideas is styled plan, project, character, obstinacy; its despotism in desires is called passion. — Antoine Rivarol

That which happens to the soil when it ceases to be cultivated by the social man happens to man himself when he foolishly forsakes society for solitude; the brambles grow up in his desert heart. — Antoine Rivarol

The cunning tempter, by avoiding the grossness of vice, often silences objections. — Antoine Rivarol

Indolence and stupidity are first cousins. — Antoine Rivarol

There is nothing so unready as readiness of wit. — Antoine Rivarol

Mutability is written upon all things. — Antoine Rivarol

Extremes produce reaction. Beware that our boasted civilization does not lapse into barbarism. — Antoine Rivarol

In general, indulgence for those we know is rarer than pity for those we know not. — Antoine Rivarol

Very nice couplet, although there are dull stretches. — Antoine Rivarol

The personal pronoun "I" should be the coat of arms of some individuals. — Antoine Rivarol

It is said that friendship between women is only a suspension of hostilities. — Antoine Rivarol

Axioms are delightful in theory, but impossible in practice. — Antoine Rivarol

To be ungrateful is to be unnatural. The head may be thus guilty, not the heart. — Antoine Rivarol

Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech. — Antoine Rivarol

Reason is the historian, but passions are the actors. — Antoine Rivarol

It is a notable circumstance that mothers who are themselves open to severe comments as to their, moral character, are generally most solicitous as to the virtuous behavior of their daughters. — Antoine Rivarol

It has been very truly said that the mob has many heads, but no brains. — Antoine Rivarol

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way. — Antoine Rivarol

The woman who too easily and ardently yielded her devotion will find that its vitality, like a bright fire, soon consumes itself. — Antoine Rivarol

Youth is not the era of wisdom; let us therefore have due consideration. — Antoine Rivarol

The methods that help a man acquire a fortune are the very ones that keep him from enjoying it. — Antoine Rivarol

What isn’t clear, isn’t French. — Antoine Rivarol

Obtuseness is sometimes a virtue. — Antoine Rivarol

Mind is the partial side of men; the heart is everything. — Antoine Rivarol

Women read each other at a single glance. — Antoine Rivarol

Wrong is wrong; no fallacy can hide it, no subterfuge cover it so shrewdly but that the All-Seeing One will discover and punish it. — Antoine Rivarol

Cats don't caress us-they caress themselves on us. — Antoine Rivarol

Silence never yet betrayed any one! — Antoine Rivarol

The world is governed by love,--self-love. — Antoine Rivarol

Poverty treads close upon the heels of great and unexpected wealth. — Antoine Rivarol

It is not he who searches for praise who finds it. — Antoine Rivarol

It is easy for men to write and talk like philosophers, but to act with wisdom, there is the rub! — Antoine Rivarol

There are men who gain from their wealth only the fear of losing it. — Antoine Rivarol

Vices are often habits rather than passions. — Antoine Rivarol

There are some women who are flirts upon principle; they consider it their duty to make themselves as pleasing as possible to every one. — Antoine Rivarol

There is even the dignity of vice. — Antoine Rivarol

Life Lessons by Antoine Rivarol

1. Antoine Rivarol taught that one should always strive to be independent and think for themselves, rather than relying on the opinions of others.
2. He also believed in the power of knowledge and the importance of being able to think critically and analytically.
3. Lastly, Rivarol encouraged people to be passionate and to pursue their dreams, no matter how difficult or unlikely they may seem.