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Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis

(1719–1787) Military Personnel

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Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis was a military personnel.

Quick Facts About Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis

Born: August 20, 1719
Died: November 20, 1787
Profession: Military Personnel

About Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis

[Wikidata] Marshal of France... | [Wikipedia] François-Gaston de Lévis, 1st Duke of Lévis, styled as the Chevalier de Lévis until 1785, was a French Royal Army officer. He served with distinction in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession. During the Seven Years' War, he was second-in-command to Louis-Joseph de M

Quotes by Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis

Reflection increases the vigor of the mind, as exercise does the strength of the body.

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To judge of the real importance of the individual, we should think of the effect his death would produce.

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The uncertainty of events disturbs the purest enjoyments.

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Human nature is so weak that the honest men who have no religion make me fret with their perilous virtue, as rope-dancers…

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It is because gold is rare that gilding has been invented, which, without having its solidity, has all its brilliancy. Thus, to…

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Since we are exposed to inevitable sorrows, wisdom is the art of finding compensation.

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