Clearness ornaments profound thoughts.
Luc de Clapier

Great thoughts come from the heart.
Luc de Clapier

Indolence is the sleep of the mind.
Luc de Clapier

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

Obscurity is the realm of error.
Luc de Clapier

One can not be just if one is not humane.
Luc de Clapier

Patience is the art of hoping.
Luc de Clapier

Prosperity makes few friends.
Luc de Clapier

The conscience of the dying belies their life.
Luc de Clapier

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


The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
Luc de Clapier

The maxims of men reveal their characters.
Luc de Clapier

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

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

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