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Prosperity makes few friends.

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
Aix
Prosperity
Friends
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Consciousness of our powers augments them.
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It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.
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Necessity embitters the evils which it cannot cure.
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Clearness is the ornament of deep thought.
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Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice.
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Emotions have taught mankind to reason.
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A new principle is an inexhaustible source of new views.
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