Antoine Rivarol Quotes
It is easy for men to write and talk like philosophers, but to act with wisdom, there is the rub!
Quotes to Explore
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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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To love is to act.
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He who talks much cannot talk well.
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A man is a golden impossibility. The line he must walk is a hair's breadth. The wise through excess of wisdom is made a fool.
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It's very hard to know what wisdom is.
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If we have built on the fragile cornerstones of human wisdom, pride, and conditional love, things may look good for a while, but a weak foundation causes collapse when storms hit.
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Where I'm from, you're a square if you go to church or if you decide to read the Koran or Bible.
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For example, in my own State of Arizona, an Israeli scientist is working with an Arizona company on a demonstration project involving a very fast-growing algae which can be used to power a biomass energy plan.
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Historical science is being left in the dust.
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I've got to be sensible sometimes.
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It is easy for men to write and talk like philosophers, but to act with wisdom, there is the rub!
