Quotes by Maistre, Joseph De

I do not know what the heart of a rascal may be, but I know what is in >>

If there was no moral evil upon earth, there would be no physical evil >>

All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love a >>

Quotations about Temptation

Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoi >>

Do you really think, Arthur, that it is weakness that yields to tempta >>

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist. >>

Man is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive believer can be seen to risk the torments of the afterlife for the smallest pleasure.

Maistre, Joseph De