Quotes by Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues

Clearness ornaments profound thoughts.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
Great thoughts come from the heart.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
Indolence is the sleep of the mind.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
Obscurity is the realm of error.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
One can not be just if one is not humane.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
Patience is the art of hoping.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
Prosperity makes few friends.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
The conscience of the dying belies their life.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
To execute great things, one should live as though one would never die.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues
When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it is a proof that it should be rejected.
– Luc de Clapier de Vauvanargues