He who seeks fame by the practice of virtue asks only for what he deserves. Luc de Clapiers More Quotes by Luc de Clapiers More Quotes From Luc de Clapiers More are taken in by hope than by cunning. Luc de Clapiers cunning taken Whoever has seen the masked at a ball dance amicably together, and take hold of hands without knowing each other, leaving the next moment to meet no more, can form an idea of the world. Luc de Clapiers dance hands ideas All that is unfair, offends us if it's not beneficial for us Luc de Clapiers beneficial unfair clever Obscurity is the realm of error. Luc de Clapiers obscurity errors mistake We should expect the best and the worst from mankind as from the weather. Luc de Clapiers human-nature should weather The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little. Luc de Clapiers littles people thinking Truth is not so threadbare as speech, because fewer people can make use of it. Luc de Clapiers speech use people If virtue were its own reward, it would no longer be a human quality, but supernatural. Luc de Clapiers rewards virtue quality Prosperity makes some friends and many enemies. Luc de Clapiers prosperity enemy Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers. Luc de Clapiers philosopher sincerity philosophy We are almost always guilty of the hate we encounter. Luc de Clapiers encounters hate hatred Sometimes a lengthened period of prosperity melts away in a moment; just as the heat of summer flies before a day of tempest. Luc de Clapiers heat summer sometimes Prosperity makes few friends. Luc de Clapiers few-friends prosperity The maxim that men are not to be praised before their death was invented by envy and too lightly adopted by philosophers. Luc de Clapiers philosopher envy men The conscience of the dying belies their life. Luc de Clapiers conscience dying Consciousness of our strength increases it. Luc de Clapiers increase consciousness strength The heaviest object in the world is the body of the woman you have ceased to love. Luc de Clapiers body drinking world The mind reaches great heights only by spurts. Luc de Clapiers height greatness mind All men are born truthful and die liars. Luc de Clapiers liars men lying Few maxims are true in every respect. Luc de Clapiers maxims
