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Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: 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 misunderstanding arrives.

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 misunderstanding arrives.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: That which we know is but little; that which we have a presentiment of is immense; it is in this direction that the poet outruns the learned man.

That which we know is but little; that which we have a presentiment of is immense; it is in this direction that the poet outruns the learned man.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: What is experience? A poor little hut constructed from the ruins of the palace of gold and marble called our illusions.

What is experience? A poor little hut constructed from the ruins of the palace of gold and marble called our illusions.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: We distrust our heart too much, and our head not enough.

We distrust our heart too much, and our head not enough.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: We want our friend as a man of talent, less because he has talent than because he is our friend.

We want our friend as a man of talent, less because he has talent than because he is our friend.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained.

Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Interest, ambition, fortune, time, temper, love, all kill friendship.

Interest, ambition, fortune, time, temper, love, all kill friendship.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Pleasure once tasted satisfies less than the desire experienced for its torments.

Pleasure once tasted satisfies less than the desire experienced for its torments.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: The egoist does not tolerate egoism.

The egoist does not tolerate egoism.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Let us pray! God is just, he tries us; God is pitiful, he will comfort us; let us pray!

Let us pray! God is just, he tries us; God is pitiful, he will comfort us; let us pray!

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: At first we hope too much and later on, not enough.

At first we hope too much and later on, not enough.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Length of saying makes languor of hearing.

Length of saying makes languor of hearing.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Success causes us to be more praised than known.

Success causes us to be more praised than known.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Philosophers call God the great unknown The great misknown is more like it!

Philosophers call God the great unknown The great misknown is more like it!

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Present unhappiness is selfish; past sorrow is compassionate.

Present unhappiness is selfish; past sorrow is compassionate.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: A face which is always serene possesses a mysterious and powerful attraction: sad hearts come to it as to the sun to warm themselves again.

A face which is always serene possesses a mysterious and powerful attraction: sad hearts come to it as to the sun to warm themselves again.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Everything that is exquisite hides itself.

Everything that is exquisite hides itself.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Evil often triumphs, but never conquers.

Evil often triumphs, but never conquers.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Since unhappiness excites interest, many, in order to render themselves interesting, feign unhappiness.

Since unhappiness excites interest, many, in order to render themselves interesting, feign unhappiness.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Education, properly understood, is that which teaches discernment.

Education, properly understood, is that which teaches discernment.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: The city does not take away, neither does the country give, solitude; solitude is within us.

The city does not take away, neither does the country give, solitude; solitude is within us.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than tolerated.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than tolerated.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: We are more conscious that a person is in the wrong when the wrong concerns ourselves.

We are more conscious that a person is in the wrong when the wrong concerns ourselves.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: No labor is hopeless.

No labor is hopeless.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: God often visits us, but most of the time we are not at home.

God often visits us, but most of the time we are not at home.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: When orators and auditors have the same prejudices, those prejudices run a great risk of being made to stand for incontestable truths.

When orators and auditors have the same prejudices, those prejudices run a great risk of being made to stand for incontestable truths.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: The orator is the mouth (os) of a nation.

The orator is the mouth (os) of a nation.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Generosity is more charitable than wealth.

Generosity is more charitable than wealth.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Great souls are harmonious.

Great souls are harmonious.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Friendship admits of difference of character, as love does that of sex.

Friendship admits of difference of character, as love does that of sex.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: The habit of prayer communicates a penetrating sweetness to the glance, the voice, the smile, the tears,to all one says, or does, or writes.

The habit of prayer communicates a penetrating sweetness to the glance, the voice, the smile, the tears,
to all one says, or does, or writes.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Have friends, not for the sake of receiving, but of giving.

Have friends, not for the sake of receiving, but of giving.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Not all of those to whom we do good love us, neither do all those to whom we do evil hate us.

Not all of those to whom we do good love us, neither do all those to whom we do evil hate us.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Certain names always awake certain prejudices.

Certain names always awake certain prejudices.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: I look at what I have not and think myself unhappy; others look at what I have and think me happy.

I look at what I have not and think myself unhappy; others look at what I have and think me happy.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: We often experience more regret over the part we have left, than pleasure over the part we have preferred.

We often experience more regret over the part we have left, than pleasure over the part we have preferred.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: The philosopher spends in becoming a man the time which the ambitious man spends in becoming a personage.

The philosopher spends in becoming a man the time which the ambitious man spends in becoming a personage.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: We love justice greatly, and just men but little.

We love justice greatly, and just men but little.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: The vital air of friendship is composed of confidence. Friendship perishes in proportion as this air diminishes.

The vital air of friendship is composed of confidence. Friendship perishes in proportion as this air diminishes.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Friends are rare for, the good reason that men are not common.

Friends are rare for, the good reason that men are not common.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: In youth one has tears without grief; in age, griefs without tears

In youth one has tears without grief; in age, griefs without tears

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: The chief cause of our misery is less the violence of our passions than the feebleness of our virtues.

The chief cause of our misery is less the violence of our passions than the feebleness of our virtues.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Great dejection often follows great enthusiasm.

Great dejection often follows great enthusiasm.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: God is a shower to the heart burned up with grief; God is a sun to the face deluged with tears.

God is a shower to the heart burned up with grief; God is a sun to the face deluged with tears.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Morality is the fruit of religion: to desire the former without the latter is to desire an orange without an orange-tree.

Morality is the fruit of religion: to desire the former without the latter is to desire an orange without an orange-tree.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Friendship is the ideal; friends are the reality; reality always remains far apart from the ideal.

Friendship is the ideal; friends are the reality; reality always remains far apart from the ideal.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: That which deceives us and does us harm, also undeceives us and does us good.

That which deceives us and does us harm, also undeceives us and does us good.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Lofty mountains are full of springs; great hearts are full of tears.

Lofty mountains are full of springs; great hearts are full of tears.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: It is impossible to be just if one is not generous.

It is impossible to be just if one is not generous.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse.

Literature was formerly an art and finance a trade; today it is the reverse.

Philibert Joseph Roux quotes: Persons of delicate taste endure stupid criticism better than they do stupid praise.

Persons of delicate taste endure stupid criticism better than they do stupid praise.