Antoine Rivarol Quotes
It is easy for men to write and talk like philosophers, but to act with wisdom, there is the rub!
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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.
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The mental act of sensation which issues in reflex movement is so simple as to defy analysis.
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The democratic system is premised on trust in the masses' wisdom. We believe that the collective is wiser than its parts and that, at the end of the day, it shall make the right choices and take the right decisions.
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As our case is new, we must think and act anew.
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When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.
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It used to be, it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier.
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A resignation is a grave act; never performed by a right minded man without forethought or with reserve.
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If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.
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To make the bloody thing talk the way I do when I'm on a verbal roll, in my idioms and rhythms.
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The JOBS Act will allow entrepreneurs to utilize 'crowdfunding,' which permits them to raise equity capital from a large pool of small investors.
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Artists talk in 'art speak.'
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We can't really digest food unless there's hunger. So we can't really assimilate spiritual wisdom unless we feel the need for it.
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I am not good at small talk. I will hide in a cupboard to avoid chitty-chat.
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With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind.
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To love is to act.
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He who talks much cannot talk well.
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One man's justice is another's injustice; one man's beauty another's ugliness; one man's wisdom another's folly.
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The disease having been caused by allowing cleverness to displace wisdom, no amount of clever research is likely to produce a cure.
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What do I mean by sin? Answer: Any human condition or act that robs God of glory by stripping one of His children of their right to divine dignity. ... I can offer still another answer: 'Sin is any act or thought that robs myself or another human being of his or her self-esteem'.
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The Spirit is neither good nor bad, it runs where the wild heart leads "Wisdom begins in wonder".
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I hate making TV documentaries.
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It’s not the struggles that define you; it’s how you overcome them.
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It is easy for men to write and talk like philosophers, but to act with wisdom, there is the rub!
