“Beaucoup d'hommes ont un orgueil qui les pousse a' cacher leurs combats et a' ne se montrer que victorieux. Many men have pride that causes them to hide their combats and to only show themselves victorious.” MenShowsCausesPrideCombat Author:Honore de Balzac
“It is impossible to combat enthusiasm with reason; for though it makes a show of resistance, it soon eludes the pressure, refers you to distinctions not to be understood, and feelings which it cannot explain. A man who would endeavor to fix an enthusiast by argument might as well attempt to spread quicksilver with his finger.” MenWellsReasonShowsFeelingsMightImpossibleUnderstoodArgumentPressureFingersSpreadResistanceEnthusiasmDistinctionEndeavorCombatElude Book:The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of Pieces Source: The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of Pieces