Wisdom Quote by Chateaubriand — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Quand on parle des vices d’un homme, si on vous dit : “Tout le monde le dit” ne le croyez pas ; si l’on parle de ses vertus en vous disant encore : “Tout le monde le dit”, croyez-le.”

“Si quelques heures font une grande différence dans le cœur de l’homme, faut-il s’en étonner ? Il n’y a qu’une minute de la vie à la mort.”

“L’arbre tombe feuille à feuille : si les hommes contemplaient chaque matin ce qu’ils ont perdu la veille, ils s’apercevraient bien de leur pauvreté.”

“Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.”

“We gaze up at the same stars, the sky covers us all, the same universe encompasses us. What does it matter what practical system we adopt in our search for the truth? Not by one avenue only can we arrive at so tremendous a secret.”

“Static knowledge is useless if not made Kinetic.”

“True love isn't something you seek. It's something you remember.”

“He said after a little while, 'I see why you say that only men do evil, I think. Even sharks are innocent, they kill because they must.'”

“The children seek to resolve the issue amongst themselves, and mete out punishment to restore balance and keep the game going.”