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As a house implies a builder, and a garment a weaver, and a door a carpenter, so does the existence of the Universe imply a Creator.
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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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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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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The mind of man is more intuitive than logical, and comprehends more than it can coordinate.
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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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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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It is easy to criticize an author, but difficult to appreciate him.
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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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Hatred and dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.
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Our errors and our controversies, in the sphere of morality, arise sometimes from looking on men as though they could be altogether bad, or altogether good.
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Vice stirs up war, virtue fights.
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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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Men dissimulate their dearest, most constant, and most virtuous inclination from weakness and a fear of being condemned.
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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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There is nothing that fear and hope does not permit men to do.
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Give help rather than advice.
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Commerce is the school of cheating.
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No one likes to be pitied for his faults.
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Obscurity is the realm of error.
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We don't have enough time to premeditate our actions.
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Nothing endures except truth.
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