Stanisław I Leszczyński

Where religion speaks, reason has only a right to hear.

— Stanisław I Leszczyński

Gaiety is the soul's health; sadness is its poison.

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Genius speaks only to genius.

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He who fears death dies every time he thinks of it.

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None are rash when they are not seen by anybody.

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Religion has nothing more to fear than not being sufficiently understood.

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The earliest desire of succeeding is almost always a prognostic of success.

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To be vain of one's rank or place is to show that one is below it.

— Stanisław I Leszczyński

The Word of God proves the truth of religion; the corruption of man, its necessity; government, its advantages.

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Esteem has more engaging charms than friendship, or even love. It captivates hearts better, and never makes ings.

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In all sorts of government man is made to believe himself free, and to be in chains.

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Nothing but religion is capable of changing pains into pleasures.

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Misers are very kind people: they amass wealth for those who wish their death.

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There are few persons of greater worth than their reputation; but how many are there whose worth is far short of their…

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There are few defects in our nature so glaring as not to be veiled from observation by politeness and good-breeding.

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Politeness has been defined to be artificial good-nature; but we may affirm, with much greater propriety, that good-nature is natural politeness.

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It is hardly possible to suspect another without having in one's self the seeds of baseness the party is accused of.

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To make good use of life, one should have in youth the experience of advanced years, and in old age the vigor…

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A well-read fool is the most pestilent of blockheads; his learning is a flail which he knows not how to handle, and…

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It is having in some measure a sort of wit to know how to use the wit of others.

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The instability of our tastes is the occasion of the irregularity of our lives.

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Conscience warns us as a friend before it punishes us as a judge.

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We rise to fortune by successive steps; we descend by only one.

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Science when well-digested is nothing but good sense and reason.

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The strong desire for success is the best indication that you can achieve success.

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When the truth offends no one it should come from our lips as naturally as the air we breathe.

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Can princes born in palaces be sensible of the misery of those who dwell in cottages?

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We are usually mistaken in esteeming men too much; rarely in esteeming them too little.

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I know no real worth but that tranquil firmness which seeks dangers by duty, and braves them without rashness.

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Affectation discovers sooner what one is than it makes known what one would fain appear to be.

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I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.

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How many persons fancy they have experience simply because they have grown old!

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Those who ought to be secure from calumny are generally those who avoid it least.

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Is it not astonishing that the love of repose keeps us in continual agitation?

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Reason shows us our duty; he who can make us love our duty is more powerful than reason itself.

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