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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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The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.
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Nothing endures except truth.
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The art of pleasing is the art of deception.
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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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