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Remy de Gourmont Quotes

Remy de Gourmont quotes

French Novelist April 4, 1858 – September 27, 1915

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Remy de Gourmont quote: "The pleasure of being a scoundrel can be adequately savored in..."
The pleasure of being a scoundrel can be adequately savored in silence. Remy de Gourmont
Remy de Gourmont quote: "We live less and less, and we learn more and more. Sensibility..."
We live less and less, and we learn more and more. Sensibility is surrendering to intelligence. Remy de Gourmont
To be a member of such a crowd ... is not much to be far removed from solitude; the freedom of everyone is assured by the freedom to which everyone else lays claim. Remy de Gourmont
Remy de Gourmont quote: "Autumn is as joyful and sweet as an untimely end."
Autumn is as joyful and sweet as an untimely end. Remy de Gourmont
If the secret of being a bore is to tell all, the secret of pleasing is to say just enough to be - not understood, but divined. Remy de Gourmont
Industry has operated against the artisan in favor of the idler, and also in favor of capital and against labor. Any mechanical invention whatsoever has been more harmful to humanity than a century of war. Remy de Gourmont
Remy de Gourmont quote: "Man has made use of his intelligence, he invented stupidity."
Man has made use of his intelligence, he invented stupidity. Remy de Gourmont
Remy de Gourmont quote: "Man is the inventor of stupidity."
Man is the inventor of stupidity. Remy de Gourmont
Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure and interests. It is for this reason that most truths are nothing but prejudices. Remy de Gourmont
Remy de Gourmont quote: "A definition is a sack of flour compressed into a thimble"
A definition is a sack of flour compressed into a thimble Remy de Gourmont
Remy de Gourmont quote: "Of all the sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is..."
Of all the sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is chastity. Remy de Gourmont
Remy de Gourmont quote: "The terrible thing about the quest for truth is that you find it."
The terrible thing about the quest for truth is that you find it. Remy de Gourmont
Remy de Gourmont quote: "Two elements are needed to form a truth - a fact and an..."
Two elements are needed to form a truth - a fact and an abstraction. Remy de Gourmont
Remy de Gourmont quote: "Chastity is the most unnatural of the sexual perversions."
Chastity is the most unnatural of the sexual perversions. Remy de Gourmont

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