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Men despise great projects when they do not feel themselves capable of great successes.
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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Military Personnel
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Obscurity is the realm of error.
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Servitude debases men to the point where they end up liking it.
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Necessity moderates more troubles than reason.
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A man who love only himself and his pleasures is vain, presumptuous, and wicked even from principle.
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We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter.
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It cannot be a vice in men to be sensible of their strength.
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The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.
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Indolence is the sleep of the mind.
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Hatred and dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.
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The conscience of the dying belies their life.
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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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