Francois Guizot

(1787–1874) Politician

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Francois Guizot was a politician.

Quick Facts About Francois Guizot

Born: October 4, 1787
Died: September 12, 1874
Profession: Politician

About Francois Guizot

French historian, orator and statesman (1787–1874)... | François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics between the Revolution of 1830 and the Revolution of 1848.

Quotes by Francois Guizot

Nothing falsifies history more than logic.

Francois Guizot

History

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“The world belongs to optimists. Pessimists are only spectators.”

Francois Guizot

Hope

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

Francois Guizot

Hope

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

Francois Guizot

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Common sense is the genius of mankind.

Francois Guizot

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

Francois Guizot

Freedom

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

Francois Guizot

Heart

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

Francois Guizot

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

Francois Guizot

Character

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The man who is fond of complaining likes to remain amid the objects of his vexation. He will most strongly revolt against…

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It is only after an unknown number of unrecorded labors, after a host of noble hearts have succumbed in discouragement, convinced that…

Francois Guizot

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