Luc de Clapier

One can not be just if one is not humane.

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

Great thoughts come from the heart.

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

Patience is the art of hoping.

Clearness ornaments profound thoughts.

Obscurity is the realm of error.

The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.

Prosperity makes few friends.

The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.

The conscience of the dying belies their life.

Indolence is the sleep of the mind.

The maxims of men reveal their characters.

To execute great things, one should live as though one would never die.

The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little.