Jaime Luciano Balmes
View AuthorTerrible is the error when it usurps the name of science.
Jaime Luciano Balmes
View AuthorOne should read a lot, but not many books; this is an excellent rule.
Jaime Luciano Balmes
View AuthorHe who does not tolerate intolerance is not tolerant.
Jaime Luciano Balmes
View AuthorOnly intelligence examines itself.
Jaime Luciano Balmes
View AuthorLabor is a natural title to the property of the fruits of it, and legislation that does not respect that principle is inherently unjust.
Jaime Luciano Balmes
View AuthorCertain men have the talent to see a lot in everything. But they are unfortunate to see everything that is not there, and nothing of what is there.
Jaime Luciano Balmes
View AuthorThe concern for thinking well is not only of interest to philosophers, but also to the simplest of people.
Jaime Luciano Balmes
View AuthorLaziness, that is, the passion for inaction, has, to triumph, an advantage over other passions, and that is that it demands nothing.
Jaime Luciano Balmes
View AuthorThe men capable of raising and carrying forward a flag are very few.
Jaime Luciano Balmes
View AuthorGreat men are simple, while mediocre ones are pompous.
Jaime Luciano Balmes
View AuthorWhen abuses are great and entrenched, the push to uproot them must be strong.
Honoré de Balzac
View AuthorIt's easier to come across as a good lover than as a husband; because it's easier to be timely and witty from time to time than every day.