List of Joseph de Maistre Quotes

The Concept Of Number Is The Obvious Distinction Between The Beast And Man. Thanks To Number, The Cry Becomes A Song, Noise Acquires Rhythm, The Spring Is Transformed Into A Dance, Force Becomes Dynamic, And Outlines Figures.

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.

There Is No Easy Method Of Learning Difficult Things. The Method Is To Close The Door, Give Out That You Are Not At Home, And Work.

The Concept Of Number Is The Obvious Distinction Between The Beast And Man.

Nothing Is Necessary Except God, And Nothing Is Less Necessary Than Pain.

A Child Is An Angel Dependent On Man

Reason Speaks In Words Alone, But Love Has A Song.

Genius Does Not Seem To Derive Any Great Support From Syllogisms. Its Carriage Is Free; Its Manner Has A Touch Of Inspiration. We See It Come, But We Never See It Walk.

All Pain Is A Punishment, And Every Punishment Is Inflicted For Love As Much As For Justice.

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.

Women Have A Genius For Love; Men Can Only Learn The Art Indifferently.

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.