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Faith is the consolation of the wretched and the terror of the happy.

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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Consolation
Wretched
Terror
Happy
Faith

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The counsels of the old, like the winter sun, shine, but give no heat.
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Constancy is the chimera of love.
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If passion sometimes counsels greater boldness than does reflection, it gives more strength to execute it.
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No one likes to be pitied for his faults.
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Men despise great projects when they do not feel themselves capable of great successes.
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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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Persevere in the fight, struggle on, do not let go, think magnanimously of man and life, for man is good and life is affluent and fruitful.
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Clearness is the ornament of deep thought.
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