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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 usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.
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We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter.
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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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Ignorance is not lack of intelligence, nor knowledge a proof of genius.
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The mind of man is more intuitive than logical, and comprehends more than it can coordinate.
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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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The falsest of all philosophies is that which, under the pretext of delivering men from the embarrassment of their passions, counsels idleness and the abandonment and neglect of themselves.
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Great men in teaching weak men to reflect have set them on the road to error.
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The mind is the soul's eye, not its source of power. That lies in the heart, in other words, in the passions.
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