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Some are born to invent, others to embellish but the gilder attracts more attention than the architect.

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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Courage is adversity's lamp.
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It is no great advantage to possess a quick wit, if it is not correct the perfection is not speed but uniformity.
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If anyone accuses me of contradicting myself, I shall reply I have been wrong once or more often, however I do not aspire to be always wrong.
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In a way, the main fault of all books is that they are too long.
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A liar is a man who does now know how to deceive, a flatterer one who only deceives fools: he who knows how to make skilful use of the truth, and understands its eloquence, can alone pride himself in cleverness.
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We often quarrel with the unfortunate to get rid of pitying them.
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Obscurity is the kingdom of error.
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I do not approve the maxim which desires a man to know a little of everything. Superficial knowledge, knowledge without principles, is almost always useless and sometimes harmful knowledge.
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One promises much, to avoid giving little.
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