Politics is like the sphinx of the fable; it devours all those who do not decipher its enigmas.
• Rivaroliana, ed. Charles Yves Cousin d'Avallon (Paris: J. M. Davi & Locard, 1812), p. 90
• Rivaroliana, ed. Charles Yves Cousin d'Avallon (Paris: J. M. Davi & Locard, 1812), p. 90
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La politique est comme le sphinx de la fable, elle dévore tous ceux qui n'expliquent pas ses énigmes.
— Antoine de Rivarol
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• Rivaroliana, ed. Charles Yves Cousin d'Avallon (Paris: J. M. Davi & Locard, 1812), p. 90" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Antoine de Rivarol
Antoine de Rivarol (26 June 1753 – 11 April 1801) was a Royalist French writer and translator who lived during the Revolutionary era.
About Antoine de Rivarol
Antoine de Rivarol (26 June 1753 – 11 April 1801) was a Royalist French writer and translator who lived during the Revolutionary era.
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