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Vice stirs up war, virtue fights.
Luc de Clapiers
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Luc de Clapiers
Age: 31 †
Born: 1715
Born: August 6
Died: 1747
Died: May 28
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To withdraw ourselves from the law of the strong, we have found ourselves obliged to submit to justice. Justice or might, we must choose between these two masters.
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We discover in ourselves what others hide from us and we recognize in others what we hide from ourselves.
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It is easy to criticize an author, but difficult to appreciate him.
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Persevere in the fight, struggle on, do not let go, think magnanimously of man and life, for man is good and life is affluent and fruitful.
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Simple truths are a relief from grand speculations.
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Consciousness of our powers augments them.
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If passion sometimes counsels greater boldness than does reflection, it gives more strength to execute it.
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There are those who are so scrupulously afraid of doing wrong that they seldom venture to do anything.
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Commerce is the school of cheating.
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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
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Obscurity is the kingdom of error.
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