"Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception,…" — Antoine Rivarol
"Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity."
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26 Quotes by Antoine Rivarol
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Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent.
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Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech.
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Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the interests hatreds.
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There are men who gain from their wealth only the fear of losing it.
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The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes a Titus or Marc Aurelius; the people is often…
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There are some women who are flirts upon principle; they consider it their duty to make themselves as pleasing as…
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Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.
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What isn’t clear, isn’t French.
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Cats don't caress us-they caress themselves on us.
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It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it.
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The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal…
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Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.
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More Exception Quotes
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From the naturalistic point of view, all men are equal. There are only two exceptions to this rule of naturalistic…
— Mikhail Bakunin
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The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself.
— Jane Addams
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Science does not permit exceptions.
— Claude Bernard
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To not be modest about it, you'll find that with only a couple of exceptions, most of the musicians that…
— David Bowie
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Most museums - with all their burdens to pay for exhibitions, administration, and security - really don't have any money…
— Eli Broad
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There is the odd exception, like Albert Einstein, but as a breed, scientists tend not be very good at presenting…
— Bill Bryson
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Families, generally, suck. And I say that as someone who, like my husband, had parents who proved the proverbial exception…
— Julie Burchill
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The case of the Seminoles constitutes at present the only exception to the successful efforts of the Government to remove…
— Martin Van Buren
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Gentle reader, the Fountain of Youth is radioactive, and those who imbibe its poisonous heavy waters will suffer the hideous…
— William S. Burroughs
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No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
— Robert Burton
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My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of…
— Jimmy Carter
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Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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