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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
Writer
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Deceiving
Cunning
Hope
Science
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Deceives

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We can love with all our hearts those in whom we recognize great faults. It would be impertinent to believe that perfection alone has the right to please us sometimes our weaknesses attach us to each other as much as our virtues.
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The wicked are always surprised to find that the good can be clever.
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When we are convinced of some great truths, and feel our convictions keenly, we must not fear to express it, although others have said it before us. Every thought is new when an author expresses it in a manner peculiar to himself.
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We are not greatly pleased that our friends should respect our good qualities if they venture to perceive our faults.
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Obscurity is the realm of error.
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Glory fills the world with virtue, and, like a beneficent sun, covers the whole earth with flowers and with fruits.
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The art of pleasing is the art of deception.
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Servitude debases men to the point where they end up liking it.
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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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