Man, in spite of his fatal degradation, bears always the evident marks of his divine origin, in that every universal belief is always more or less true. Joseph de Maistre More Quotes by Joseph de Maistre More Quotes From Joseph de Maistre Reason speaks in words alone, but love has a song. Joseph de Maistre speak reason song 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. Joseph de Maistre learning home doors The whole earth, perpetually steeped in blood, is nothing but an immense altar on which every living thing must be sacrificed without end, without restraint, without respite until the consummation of the world, the extinction of evil, the death of death. Joseph de Maistre sacrifice life death If there was no moral evil upon earth, there would be no physical evil. Joseph de Maistre earth would-be evil 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. Joseph de Maistre respect flesh men Women have a genius for love; men can only learn the art indifferently. Joseph de Maistre women men art Wherever an altar is found, there civilization exists. Joseph de Maistre altars found civilization What a miserable world!--trouble if we love, and trouble if we do not love. Joseph de Maistre miserable love world In the whole vast dome of living nature there reigns an open violence, a kind of prescriptive fury which arms all the creatures to their common doom: as soon as you leave the inanimate kingdom you find the decree of violent death inscribed on the very frontiers of life. Joseph de Maistre reign arms kingdoms Every time that a man who is not an absolute fool presents you with a Joseph de Maistre views giving men Without doubt, God is the universal moving force, but each being is moved according to the nature that God has given it. God directs angels, men, animals, brute matter, in sum all created things, but each according to its nature: and man having been created free, he is led freely. Joseph de Maistre nature god moving A child is an angel dependent on man Joseph de Maistre angel men children 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. Joseph de Maistre break-out law war Prejudice does not mean false ideas, but only ... opinions adopted before examination. Joseph de Maistre doe mean ideas The concept of number is the obvious distinction between the beast and man. Joseph de Maistre math numbers men We are all bound to the throne of the Supreme Being by a flexible chain which restrains without enslaving us. The most wonderful aspect of the universal scheme of things is the action of free beings under divine guidance. Joseph de Maistre divine-guidance thrones ties There is no man who desires as passionately as a Russian. If we could imprison a Russian desire beneath a fortress, that fortress would explode. Joseph de Maistre fortresses desire men 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. Joseph de Maistre math spring 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. Joseph de Maistre support inspiration doe Nothing is necessary except God, and nothing is less necessary than pain. Joseph de Maistre pain
