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Obscurity is the realm of error.

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
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Error
Errors
Mistake
Obscurity
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There is nothing that fear and hope does not permit men to do.
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The counsels of the old, like the winter sun, shine, but give no heat.
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Nothing endures except truth.
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The maxims of men reveal their characters.
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