Exception Quote by Antoine Rivarol Download Open image “Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity.” — Antoine Rivarol ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Exception Fame Humanity Oblivion
Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
As for life, it is a battle and a sojourning in a strange land; but the fame that comes after is oblivion. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
I made up my mind I was going to walk that thin line between fame and oblivion. — Orson Bean Copy Share Image
Oblivion is full of people who allow the opinions of others to overrule their belief in themselves. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
OBLIVION, n. The state or condition in which the wicked cease from struggling and the dreary are at rest. Fame's eternal dumping ground. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Oblivion is something unique, an entertainment experience unlike anything I had seen before. I decided this was a project I really wanted to work… — Sean Bean Copy Share Image
Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; riches take wings; the only earthly certainty is oblivion. — Horace Greeley Copy Share Image
Life is a warfare and a stranger's sojourn, and after fame is oblivion. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
There is nothing so entirely desirable in all the world as a few hours' oblivion. — Anne Reeve Aldrich Copy Share Image
The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity, and arrogance… — Antoine Rivarol Copy Share Image
Youth is not the era of wisdom; let us therefore have due consideration. — Antoine Rivarol Copy Share Image
Opinions, theories, and systems pass by turns over the grindstone of time, which at first gives them brilliancy and sharpness, but finally wears them… — Antoine Rivarol Copy Share Image
The most civilized people are as near to barbarism as the most polished steel is to rust. Nations, like metals, have only a superficial… — Antoine Rivarol Copy Share Image
The woman who too easily and ardently yielded her devotion will find that its vitality, like a bright fire, soon consumes itself. — Antoine Rivarol Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the intensest hatreds — Antoine Rivarol Copy Share Image
Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future. — Antoine Rivarol Copy Share Image
The subtle sauce of malice is often indulged in by maidens of uncertain age, over their tea. — Antoine Rivarol Copy Share Image
I've always believed that humans are good at heart. But there's always the exception. — Amy Carlson Copy Share Image
Society understands the architecture of academia and knows there are relevant qualifications in different fields, and the media accepts the idea of specialisations and… — Jay Griffiths Copy Share Image
I really can't live without my In-N-Out burgers. Honestly, I can't. Even when I'm doing the whole no-carb thing occasionally, I make an exception… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
Alright, all right," I said. "What if I tell you a story, instead?" Highlanders loved stories, and Jamie was no exception. "Oh, aye, "… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
No physiologist who calmly considers the question in connection with the general truths of his science, can long resist the conviction that different parts… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
But Margaret went less abroad, among machinery and men; saw less of power in its public effect, and, as it happened, she was thrown… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
My Chinese zodiac is a dog. But I'm an exception because of how much I love cats. — Jason Wu Copy Share Image
I don't know if I know anyone, with the exception of the early inventors of rock music [who wasn't influenced by something]. — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Child actors going on to become adult actors never really works, apart from a few. Jodie Foster was the exception. — Mark Lester Copy Share Image
I have no admiration for culture. I have no reserve knowledge, no provisional knowledge. And everything that I learn, I learn for a particular… — Gilles Deleuze Copy Share Image
I have become convinced, through my studies, that the only way to achieve a safe, just and viable world is to live by the… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image