Charles De Saint-Evremond Quotes & Sayings

The censure of those who are opposed to us, is the highest commendation that can be given us. — Charles De Saint-Evremond

Nothing is more usual than the sight of old people who yearn for retirement: and nothing is so rare than those who have retired and do not regret it. — Charles De Saint-Evremond

The foolish moments of the head are often the most wonderful times of the heart. — Charles De Saint-Evremond

A man who knows how to mix pleasures with business is never entirely possessed by them; he either quits or resumes them at his will; and in the use he makes of them he rather finds a relaxation than a dangerous charm that might corrupt him. — Charles De Saint-Evremond

There is as much ingenuity in making an felicitous application of an passage as in being the author of it. — Charles De Saint-Evremond