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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.
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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We are not greatly pleased that our friends should respect our good qualities if they venture to perceive our faults.
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Newton, Pascal, Bossuet, Racine, F?nelon -- that is to say, some of the most enlightened men on earth, in the most philosophical of all ages -- have been believers in Jesus Christ and the great Cond?, when dying, repeated these noble words, Yes, I shall see God as He is, face to face!.
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It is no great advantage to possess a quick wit, if it is not correct the perfection is not speed but uniformity.
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Clearness ornaments profound thoughts.
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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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The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.
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As a house implies a builder, and a garment a weaver, and a door a carpenter, so does the existence of the Universe imply a Creator.
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One promises much, to avoid giving little.
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