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Joseph de Maistre quotes

French Diplomat April 1, 1753 – February 26, 1821

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Joseph de Maistre quote: "Reason speaks in words alone, but love has a song."
Reason speaks in words alone, but love has a song. Joseph de Maistre
Joseph de Maistre quote: "All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted..."
All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice. Joseph de Maistre
Man is insatiable for power; he is infantile in his desires and, always discontented with what he has, loves only what he has not. People complain of the despotism of princes; they ought to complain of the despotism of man. Joseph de Maistre
War is thus divine in itself, since it is a law of the world. War is divine through its consequences of a supernatural nature which are as much general as particular. War is divine in the mysterious glory that surrounds it and in the no less inexplicable attraction that draws us to it. War is divine by the manner in which it breaks out. Joseph de Maistre
We are tainted by modern philosophy which has taught us that all is good, whereas evil has polluted everything and in a very real sense all is evil, since nothing is in its proper place. Joseph de Maistre
Joseph de Maistre quote: "There is no philosophy without the art of ignoring objections."
There is no philosophy without the art of ignoring objections. Joseph de Maistre
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. Joseph de Maistre
False opinions are like false money, struck first of all by guilty men and thereafter circulated by honest people who perpetuate the crime without knowing what they are doing. Joseph de Maistre
Joseph de Maistre quote: "I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a..."
I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough to make one's flesh creep. Joseph de Maistre
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. Joseph de Maistre
We are all bound to the throne of the Supreme Being by a flexible chain which restrains without enslaving us. The most wonderful aspect of the universal scheme of things is the action of free beings under divine guidance. Joseph de Maistre
Joseph de Maistre quote: "Nothing great has great beginnings."
Nothing great has great beginnings. Joseph de Maistre
Joseph de Maistre quote: "I do not know what the heart of a rascal may be, but I know..."
I do not know what the heart of a rascal may be, but I know what is in the heart of an honest man; it is horrible. Joseph de Maistre
There is no man who desires as passionately as a Russian. If we could imprison a Russian desire beneath a fortress, that fortress would explode. Joseph de Maistre
Joseph de Maistre quote: "If there was no moral evil upon earth, there would be no..."
If there was no moral evil upon earth, there would be no physical evil. Joseph de Maistre

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