Many fortunes, like rivers, have a pure source, but grow muddy as they grow large. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn More Quotes by Jean Antoine Petit-Senn More Quotes From Jean Antoine Petit-Senn There are philanthropists who, incapable of managing their own little affairs, take upon themselves those of the whole world; but as their creditors always outnumber their disciples, they owe humanity more than she will ever owe them. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn humanity littles world It is only before those who are glad to hear it, and anxious to spread it, that we find it easy to speak ill of others. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn gossip speak easy Pleasure limps for him. who enjoys it alone. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn enjoy pleasure The wonderful fortune of some writers deludes and leads to misery a great number of young people. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn misery numbers people That prudery which survives youth and beauty resembles a scarecrow left in the fields after harvest. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn scarecrow youth fields When our friends are alive, we see the good qualities they lack; dead, we remember only those they possessed. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn death-of-a-friend quality alive We find ourselves less witty in remembering what we have said than in dreaming of what we would have said. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn dream witty remember Without big words, how could many people say small things? Jean Antoine Petit-Senn small-things bigs people The wonderful fortune of some writers deludes and leads to misery a great number of young people. It cannot be too often repeated that it is dangerous to enter upon a career of letters without some other means of living. An illustrious author has said in these times, "Literature must not be leant on as upon a crutch; it is little more than a stick. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn careers numbers mean That experience which does not make us better makes us worse. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn experience doe True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn perseverance courage wind Those virtues which cost us dear prove that we love God; those which are easy to us prove that He loves us. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn virtue cost god-love Conscience serves us especially to judge of the actions of others. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn conscience judging action Adversity, which makes us indulgent to others, renders them severe towards us. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn severe adversity The most exacting jailer is our own conscience. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn jailer conscience It is not what we have but what we enjoy that constitutes our abundance. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn abundance enjoy inspirational We tire of those pleasures we take, but never of those we give. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn tire pleasure giving To protect ourselves against the storms of passion, marriage with a woman is a harbor in the tempest; but with a bad woman it is a tempest in the harbor. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn tempest storm passion Our virtues live upon our incomes; our vices consume our capital. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn income virtue vices Another life, if it were not better than this, would be less a promise than a threat. Jean Antoine Petit-Senn future would-be promise
