The falsest of all philosophies is that which, under the pretext of delivering men from the embarrassment of their passions, counsels idleness and the abandonment and neglect of themselves. Luc de Clapiers More Quotes by Luc de Clapiers More Quotes From Luc de Clapiers In a way, the main fault of all books is that they are too long. Luc de Clapiers long book way The counsels of old age give light without heat, like the sun in winter. Luc de Clapiers light winter giving When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected. Luc de Clapiers simplicity weak success Men despise great projects when they do not feel themselves capable of great successes. Luc de Clapiers great-success men life The wicked are always surprised to find that the good can be clever. Luc de Clapiers wickedness wicked clever Those who can bear all can dare all. Luc de Clapiers endurance dare bears Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice. Luc de Clapiers generosity advice giving One promises much, to avoid giving little. Luc de Clapiers keeping-promises generosity giving The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures. Luc de Clapiers fruit pleasure happiness No one is more liable to make mistakes than he who acts only on reflexion. Luc de Clapiers reflection mistake inspirational The idle always have a mind to do something. Luc de Clapiers lazy laziness mind Everyone is born sincere and dies deceivers. Luc de Clapiers sincere born deception To possess taste, one must have some soul. Luc de Clapiers taste soul Hope deceives more men than cunning does. Luc de Clapiers hope men science 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. Luc de Clapiers pride humility men Vice stirs up war, virtue fights. Luc de Clapiers fighting vices war To execute great things, one should live as though one would never die. Luc de Clapiers execution should life Our failings sometimes bind us to one another as closely as could virtue itself. Luc de Clapiers failure failing sometimes It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish. Luc de Clapiers vanity wish men Few people are modest enough to be estimated at their true worth. Luc de Clapiers enough humble people
