“In the works of man, everything is as poor as its author; vision is co...” — Joseph de Maistre Quote

“In the works of man, everything is as poor as its author; vision is confined, means are limited, scope is restricted, movements are labored, and results are humdrum.”

“There is no philosophy without the art of ignoring objections.”

“Man may well have covered over and, so to speak, encrusted the truth with the errors he has loaded onto it, but these errors are local, and universal truth will always show itself.”

“My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.”

“One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out of print.”

“One of the differences between what happens when an author and a gossip columnist sit down to write a book is that the former tends to make every effort at disguising and protecting their sources, while the latter doesn't particularly care.”