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All erroneous ideas would perish of their own accord if given clear expression.

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
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We are less hurt by the contempt of fools than by the lukewarm approval of men of intelligence.
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Truth is not so threadbare as speech, because fewer people can make use of it.
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Everyone is born sincere and dies deceivers.
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The conscience of the dying belies their life.
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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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Great men in teaching weak men to reflect have set them on the road to error.
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All men are born truthful and die liars.
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We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter.
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It is good to be firm by temperament and pliant by reflection.
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Is it against justice or reason to love ourselves? And why is self-love always a vice?
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I do not approve the maxim which desires a man to know a little of everything. Superficial knowledge, knowledge without principles, is almost always useless and sometimes harmful knowledge.
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