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The mind of man is more intuitive than logical, and comprehends more than it can coordinate.
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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The wicked are always surprised to find that the good can be clever.
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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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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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A man who love only himself and his pleasures is vain, presumptuous, and wicked even from principle.
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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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Children are taught to fear and obey the avarice, pride, or timidity of parents teaches children economy, arrogance, or submission. They are also encouraged to be imitators, a course to which they are already only too much inclined. No one thinks of making them original, courageous, independent.
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We don't have enough time to premeditate our actions.
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Man never rises to great truths without enthusiasm.
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All men are born truthful and die liars.
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Our virtues are dearer to us the more we have had to suffer for them. It is the same with our children. All profound affection admits a sacrifice.
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Clearness is the ornament of deep thought.
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Clearness ornaments profound thoughts.
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Nothing endures except truth.
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Some are born to invent, others to embellish but the gilder attracts more attention than the architect.
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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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Jealousy is the paralysis of love.
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Vice foments war it is virtue which actually fights. If there were no virtue, we would live in peace forever.
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The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.
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The art of pleasing is the art of deception.
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You must maintain strength of body in order to preserve strength of mind.
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