Our indifference to the truth is due to our determination to follow our desires. “It is of no importance,” men say, “to know where the truth is, since we know what will give us pleasure.” Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 – 1747)
Vauvenargues Quote – “Men must be aware of the wisdom…”
Men must be aware of the wisdom and the strength that is in them if their understanding is to be expanded. Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 – 1747)
Vauvenargues Quote – “We ought never to be afraid to repeat an ancient truth…”
We ought never to be afraid to repeat an ancient truth when we feel that we can make it more striking by a neater turn, or bring it alongside of another truth, which may make it clearer, and thereby accumulate evidence. It belongs to the inventive faculty to see clearly the relative state of things, and to be able to […]
Vauvenargues Quote – “A new principle is an inexhaustible source…”
A new principle is an inexhaustible source of new views. Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 – 1747)
Vauvenargues Quote – ” Despair is the greatest of our errors.”
Despair is the greatest of our errors. Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 – 1747)
Vauvenargues Quote – “The usual excuse of those who hurt others…”
The usual excuse of those who hurt others is that they do it for their own good. Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 – 1747)
Vauvenargues Quote – “We are too careless and too self-absorbed…”
We are too careless and too self-absorbed to understand one another. Whoever has seen a masked ball where people dance together in friendliness, then separate and never see each other again, will have some idea of the world we live in. Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 – 1747)
Vauvenargues Quote – “Most become happy only through imitation…”
Most become happy only through imitation, and deliberately counterfeit high spirits and cheerfulness. Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 – 1747)
Vauvenargues Quote – “So helpless does slavery make men…”
So helpless does slavery make men that they grow fond of it. Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 – 1747)
Vauvenargues Quote – “Weak people prefer to be dependent…”
Weak people prefer to be dependent in order to be protected. Those who fear men love the laws of the land. Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 – 1747)