French - Writer | August 6, 1715 - May 28, 1747
To execute great things, one should live as though one would never die.
Luc de Clapiers
LiveGreatDieGreat ThingsNever
All grand thoughts come from the heart.
HeartThoughtsComeGrand
Vice stirs up war, virtue fights.
WarVirtueViceUpFights
Great thoughts come from the heart.
LoveHeartGreatThoughtsCome
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
MenRevealCharactersMaxims
The conscience of the dying belies their life.
LifeDyingConscience
One can not be just if one is not humane.
JustHumane
The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
FruitLaborPleasuresSweetest
Indolence is the sleep of the mind.
SleepMindIndolence
The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little.
FoolPeopleRichThinkLittleLike
The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.
GoodFindAlwaysAbilityWicked
When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected.
ThoughtWeakSimplyShouldToo
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