Luc de Clapiers

One can not be just if one is not humane. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#just

Prosperity makes few friends. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#friends #makes #prosperity

The maxims of men reveal their characters. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#maxims #men #reveal #their

When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#rejected #should #simply #thought #too

Clearness ornaments profound thoughts. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#ornaments #profound #thoughts

Everyone is born sincere and die deceivers. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#die #everyone #sincere

If people did not compliment one another there would be little society. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#compliment #did #little #people #society

Indolence is the sleep of the mind. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#mind #sleep

It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish. ↗

— Luc de Clapiers

#esteem #highly #man #wish #would

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

#assigns #because #enough #feel #few