François Guizot was a distinguished French statesman, historian, and philosopher, serving as Prime Minister of France twice under the July Monarchy. His political career spanned several decades, during which he held various ministerial roles and was a leading figure in French politics.
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“The world belongs to optimists; the pessimists are only spectators.”
“If I had not smoked I should have been dead ten years ago.”
“Nothing falsifies history more than logic.”
Source: General History of Civilisation in Europe: From the Fall of the Roman Empire Till the French Revolution : Also a Treatise on Death Punishments
“Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth.”
Source: The History of Civilization: From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution
“Do not be afraid of enthusiasm. You need it. You can do nothing effectively without it.”
“The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty”