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
Luc de Clapiers quotes about
It is good to be firm by temperament and pliant by reflection.
It is of no use to possess a lively wit if it is not of the right proportion: the perfection of a clock is not to go fast, but to be accurate.
You are not born for fame if you don't know the value of time.
The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.
Commerce is the school of cheating.
It is not in everyone's power to secure wealth, office, or honors; but everyone may be good, generous, and wise.
We often quarrel with the unfortunate to get rid of pitying them.
The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.
One can not be just if one is not humane.
Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts.
Patience is the art of hoping.
Lazy people are always anxious to be doing something.
You must maintain strength of body in order to preserve strength of mind.
Peace renders nations happier and men weaker.