Best Luc de Clapiers Quotations
- Newton, Pascal, Bossuet, Racine, F?nelon -- that is to say, some of the most enlightened men on earth, in the most philosophical of all ages… Age
- The mind reaches great heights only by spurts. Great
- All men are born truthful and die liars. All
- Few maxims are true in every respect. Every Respect
- Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers. Clearness
- Prosperity makes some friends and many enemies. Enemies
- We often quarrel with the unfortunate to get rid of pitying them. Get Rid
- If virtue were its own reward, it would no longer be a human quality, but supernatural. Human
- Clearness ornaments profound thoughts. Clearness
- We are so presumptuous that we think we can separate our personal interest from that of humanity, and slander mankind without compromising ourselves. Compromise
- Our actions are neither so good nor so evil as our impulses. Action
- A new principle is an inexhaustible source of new views. Discovery
- It is easy to criticize an author, but difficult to appreciate him. Appreciate
- More are taken in by hope than by cunning. Cunning
- Hope is the only good thing that disillusion respects. Disillusion
- If anyone accuses me of contradicting myself, I shall reply; I have been wrong once or more often, however I do not aspire to be… Accuses
- We should expect the best and the worst from mankind as from the weather. Best
- Whoever has seen the masked at a ball dance amicably together, and take hold of hands without knowing each other, leaving the next moment to… Amicably
- We discover in ourselves what others hide from us and we recognize in others what we hide from ourselves... Discover
- All that is unfair, offends us if it's not beneficial for us All
- Obscurity is the realm of error. Error
- He who seeks fame by the practice of virtue asks only for what he deserves. Asks
- The mind of man is more intuitive than logical, and comprehends more than it can coordinate. Comprehends
- Truth is not so threadbare as speech, because fewer people can make use of it. Fewer
- Consciousness of our powers augments them. Augments
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