Quotes by Ernest Dimnet

Ernest Dimnet

French priest, writer and lecturer

Lived from: 1866 - 1954

Category: Writers (Contemporary)

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  • All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy.
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  • Americans cannot realize how many chances for mental improvement they lose by their inveterate habit of keeping six conversations when there are twelve in the room.
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  • Ideas are the roots of creation.
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  • Life is a succession of lessons enforced by immediate reward, or, oftener, by immediate chastisement.
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  • The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.
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  • The history of the past interests us only in so far as it illuminates the history of the present.
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What are the most famous quotes from Ernest Dimnet?

The two most famous quotes from Ernest Dimnet are:

  • "All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy."
  • "Americans cannot realize how many chances for mental improvement they lose by their inveterate habit of keeping six conversations when there are twelve in the room."

When did Ernest Dimnet live?

Ernest Dimnet was born in 1866 and died in the year 1954.