10+ Francois Guizot Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Francois Guizot quotes and sayings.

The man who is fond of complaining likes to remain amid the objects of his vexation. He will most strongly revolt against every means proposed for his deliverance. This is what suits him. He asks nothing better than to sigh over his position and to remain in it. — Francois Guizot

Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth. — Francois Guizot

It is only after an unknown number of unrecorded labors, after a host of noble hearts have succumbed in discouragement, convinced that their cause is lost; it is only then that cause triumphs. — Francois Guizot

The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty — Francois Guizot

If I had not smoked I should have been dead ten years ago. — Francois Guizot

The world belongs to optimists; the pessimists are only spectators. — Francois Guizot

Do not be afraid of enthusiasm. You need it. You can do nothing effectively without it. — Francois Guizot

Common sense is the genius of mankind. — Francois Guizot

Nothing falsifies history more than logic. — Francois Guizot

The effect of great and inevitable misfortune is to elevate those souls which it does not deprive of all virtue. — Francois Guizot