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A new principle is an inexhaustible source of new views.

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
Writer
Aix
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Principles
Inexhaustible
Renewal
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Discovery

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The wicked are always surprised to find that the good can be clever.
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Hatred is keener than friendship, less keen than love.
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We are dismayed when we find that even disaster cannot cure us of our faults.
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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
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The common excuse for those bringing misfortune on others is that they desire their good.
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We often quarrel with the unfortunate to get rid of pitying them.
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Peace renders nations happier and men weaker.
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If it is true that vice can never be done away with, the science of government consists of making it contribute to the public good.
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Those who can bear all can dare all.
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Glory fills the world with virtue, and, like a beneficent sun, covers the whole earth with flowers and with fruits.
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It is easy to criticize an author, but difficult to appreciate him.
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We can love with all our hearts those in whom we recognize great faults. It would be impertinent to believe that perfection alone has the right to please us sometimes our weaknesses attach us to each other as much as our virtues.
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The maxims of men reveal their characters.
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You must maintain strength of body in order to preserve strength of mind.
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Prosperity makes few friends.
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If our friends do us a service, we think they owe it to us by their title of friend. We never think that they do not owe us their friendship.
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Indolence is the sleep of the mind.
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