All Philibert Joseph Roux Quotes
- Education, properly understood, is that which teaches discernment. Discernment
- Nothing vivifies, and nothing kills, like the emotions. Emotion
- There are people who laugh to show their fine teeth; and there are those who cry to show their good hearts. Cry
- Our experience is composed rather of illusions lost than of wisdom acquired. Acquired
- We often experience more regret over the part we have left, than pleasure over the part we have preferred. Experience
- The happiness which is lacking makes one think even the happiness one has unbearable. Happiness
- I look at what I have not and think myself unhappy; others look at what I have and think me happy. Happiness
- We love justice greatly, and just men but little. Greatly
- As long as we love, we lend to the beloved object qualities of mind and heart which we deprive him of when the day of… Arrives
- Persons of delicate taste endure stupid criticism better than they do stupid praise. Better
- Success causes us to be more praised than known. Achievement
- When unhappy, one doubts everything when happy one doubts nothing. Doubt
- Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse. Art
- That which deceives us and does us harm, also undeceives us and does us good. Deceives
- A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool. Brainy
- At first we hope too much and later on, not enough. Firsts
- Reason guides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false, and passion, good or bad. Bad
- What is love? two souls and one flesh; friendship? two bodies and one soul. Bodies
- Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word. Bad
- Philosophers call God the great unknown The great misknown is more like it! Call