Quotes by Maistre, Joseph De

Man is insatiable for power; he is infantile in his desires and, alway >>

Without doubt God is the universal moving force, but each being is mov >>

There is no philosophy without the art of ignoring objections. >>

Quotations about Fallibility

It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch ea >>

The first faults are theirs that commit them, the second theirs that p >>

Once we know our weaknesses they cease to do us any harm. >>

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.

Maistre, Joseph De