Luc de Clapiers
Luc de Clapiers
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargueswas a minor French writer, a moralist. He died at age 31, in broken health, having published the year prior—anonymously—a collection of essays and aphorisms with the encouragement of Voltaire, his friend. He first received public notice under his own name in 1797, and from 1857 on, his aphorisms became popular. In the history of French literature, his significance lies chiefly in his friendship with Voltaire...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth6 August 1715
CountryFrance
One can not be just if one is not humane.
The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.
We often quarrel with the unfortunate to get rid of pitying them.
Constancy is the chimera of love.
We are so presumptuous that we think we can separate our personal interest from that of humanity, and slander mankind without compromising ourselves.
It is not in everyone's power to secure wealth, office, or honors; but everyone may be good, generous, and wise.
Emotions have taught mankind to reason.
Commerce is the school of cheating.
All grand thoughts come from the heart.
Action makes more fortune than caution.
The art of pleasing is the art of deception.
The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.
You are not born for fame if you don't know the value of time.