Luc de Clapiers Quotes

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Luc de Clapiers

Profession : Writer

Birth : August 6, 1715

The conscience of the dying belies their life.

Luc de Clapiers

When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected.

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It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.

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Prosperity makes few friends.

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One can not be just if one is not humane.

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We should expect the best and the worst of mankind, as from the weather.

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Everyone is born sincere and die deceivers.

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Those who can bear all can dare all.

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To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die.

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The idle always have a mind to do something.

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The law cannot equalize mankind in spite of nature.

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The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.

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All grand thoughts come from the heart.

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You are not born for fame if you don't know the value of time.

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Vice stirs up war, virtue fights.

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To possess taste, one must have some soul.

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