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Obscurity is the kingdom 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
Aix
Errors
Obscurity
Kingdom
Error
Kingdoms

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Hatred and dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.
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The character of false wit is that of appearing to depend only upon reason.
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Few men have depth enough to hear or tell the truth.
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All that causes one man to differ from another is a very slight thing. What is it that is the origin of beauty or ugliness, health or weakness, ability or stupidity? A slight difference in the organs, a little more or a little less bile. Yet this more or less is of infinite importance to men and when they think otherwise they are mistaken.
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