Ideas are a capital that bears interest only in the hands of talent.
• "Lettre sur l'ouvrage de Madame de Staël", in Œuvres complètes de Rivarol, Vol. II (Paris: Léopold Collin, 1808), p. 263
• "Lettre sur l'ouvrage de Madame de Staël", in Œuvres complètes de Rivarol, Vol. II (Paris: Léopold Collin, 1808), p. 263
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Les idées sont des fonds qui ne portent intérèt qu'entre les mains du talent.
— Antoine de Rivarol
What It Means
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• "Lettre sur l'ouvrage de Madame de Staël", in Œuvres complètes de Rivarol, Vol. II (Paris: Léopold Collin, 1808), p. 263" 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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