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In a way, the main fault of all books is that they are too long.

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Luc de Clapiers
Age: 31 †
Born: 1715
Born: August 6
Died: 1747
Died: May 28
Essayist
Military Personnel
Philosopher
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Long
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Emotions have taught mankind to reason.
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If a man is endowed with a noble and courageous soul, if he is painstaking, proud, ambitious, without meanness, of a profound a deep-seated intelligence, I dare assert that he lacks nothing to be neglected by the great and men in high office, who fear, more than other men, those whom they cannot dominate.
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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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If passion sometimes counsels greater boldness than does reflection, it gives more strength to execute it.
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Hatred and dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.
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Action makes more fortune than caution.
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The art of pleasing is the art of deception.
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Clearness is the ornament of deep thought.
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If anyone accuses me of contradicting myself, I shall reply I have been wrong once or more often, however I do not aspire to be always wrong.
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Prosperity makes few friends.
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The law cannot equalize mankind in spite of nature.
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We can console ourselves for not having great talents as we console ourselves for not having great places. We can be above both in our hearts.
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Hatred is keener than friendship, less keen than love.
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You must maintain strength of body in order to preserve strength of mind.
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Great men in teaching weak men to reflect have set them on the road to error.
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Courage is adversity's lamp.
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Learn to overrule minor interest in favor of great ones, and generously to do all the good the heart prompts a man is never injured by acting virtuously.
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Our errors and our controversies, in the sphere of morality, arise sometimes from looking on men as though they could be altogether bad, or altogether good.
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The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little.
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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
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