French - Writer | August 6, 1715 - May 28, 1747
It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.
Luc de Clapiers
ManWishDifficultWouldHeEsteem
Prosperity makes few friends.
FriendsProsperityFewMakes
Obscurity is the realm of error.
ErrorRealmObscurity
Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in those that are good.
GoodPeopleFindAlwaysAbility
We should expect the best and the worst of mankind, as from the weather.
BestWeatherWorstExpectMankind
If people did not compliment one another there would be little society.
PeopleSocietyComplimentLittleDid
Emotions have taught mankind to reason.
EmotionsReasonMankindTaught
Those who can bear all can dare all.
DareBearWhoThose
Our failings sometimes bind us to one another as closely as could virtue itself.
FailureSometimesVirtueUsOur
The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.
BestKnowThingsBeenTaught
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.
MenPeopleFeelEnoughSometimes
The law cannot equalize mankind in spite of nature.
NatureLawMankindCannotSpite
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