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Consciousness of our strength increases it. (Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues)
You must rouse into people's consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character. View quote
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It is easy to criticize an author, but difficult to appreciate him. View quote
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Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them. View quote
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The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small talents and great ambition. View quote
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If people did not compliment one another there would be little society. View quote
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Vice stirs up war, virtue fights. View quote
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One promises much, to avoid giving little. View quote
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You are not born for fame if you don't know the value of time. View quote
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The idle always have a mind to do something. View quote
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Those who can bear all can dare all. (Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues)
Indolence is the sleep of the mind. View quote
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Every thought is new when an author expresses it in a manner peculiar to himself. View quote
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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures. View quote
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The conscience of the dying belies their life. View quote
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The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little. View quote
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The maxims of men reveal their characters. View quote
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Clearness ornaments profound thoughts. View quote
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It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish. View quote
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To execute great things, one should live as though one would never die. View quote
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Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in those that are good. (Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues)
Prosperity makes few friends. View quote
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Our opinion of others is not so variable as our opinion of ourselves. View quote
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The mind reaches great heights only by spurts. View quote
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Obscurity is the kingdom of error. View quote
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