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Hope deceives more men than cunning does.

Luc de Clapiers

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Luc de Clapiers
Age: 31 †
Born: 1715
Born: August 6
Died: 1747
Died: May 28
Essayist
Military Personnel
Philosopher
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Cunning
Hope
Science
Doe
Men
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Deceiving

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Children are taught to fear and obey the avarice, pride, or timidity of parents teaches children economy, arrogance, or submission. They are also encouraged to be imitators, a course to which they are already only too much inclined. No one thinks of making them original, courageous, independent.
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The maxim that men are not to be praised before their death was invented by envy and too lightly adopted by philosophers.
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The law cannot equalize mankind in spite of nature.
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The conscience of the dying belies their life.
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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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The character of false wit is that of appearing to depend only upon reason.
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We can console ourselves for not having great talents as we console ourselves for not having great places. We can be above both in our hearts.
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Our errors and our controversies, in the sphere of morality, arise sometimes from looking on men as though they could be altogether bad, or altogether good.
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A liar is a man who does now know how to deceive, a flatterer one who only deceives fools: he who knows how to make skilful use of the truth, and understands its eloquence, can alone pride himself in cleverness.
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Simple truths are a relief from grand speculations.
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Give help rather than advice.
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Emotions have taught mankind to reason.
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Our virtues are dearer to us the more we have had to suffer for them. It is the same with our children. All profound affection admits a sacrifice.
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The idle always have a mind to do something.
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Nothing endures except truth.
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We often quarrel with the unfortunate to get rid of pitying them.
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Servitude debases men to the point where they end up liking it.
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Most people grow old within a small circle of ideas, which they have not discovered for themselves. There are perhaps less wrong-minded people than thoughtless.
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Necessity moderates more troubles than reason.
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