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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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Luc de Clapiers
Age: 31 †
Born: 1715
Born: August 6
Died: 1747
Died: May 28
Essayist
Military Personnel
Philosopher
Writer
Aix
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Others
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The maxim that men are not to be praised before their death was invented by envy and too lightly adopted by philosophers.
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When we are convinced of some great truths, and feel our convictions keenly, we must not fear to express it, although others have said it before us. Every thought is new when an author expresses it in a manner peculiar to himself.
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One can not be just if one is not humane.
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Obscurity is the kingdom of error.
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Obscurity is the realm of error.
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Glory fills the world with virtue, and, like a beneficent sun, covers the whole earth with flowers and with fruits.
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Everyone is born sincere and dies deceivers.
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More are taken in by hope than by cunning.
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Sometimes a lengthened period of prosperity melts away in a moment just as the heat of summer flies before a day of tempest.
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Few men have depth enough to hear or tell the truth.
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In a way, the main fault of all books is that they are too long.
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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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Persons of rank do not talk about such trifles as the common people do but the common people do not busy themselves about such frivolous things as do persons of rank.
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The wicked are always surprised to find that the good can be clever.
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One promises much, to avoid giving little.
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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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The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.
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Every thought is new when an author expresses it in a manner peculiar to himself.
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You must maintain strength of body in order to preserve strength of mind.
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Constancy is the chimera of love.
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