Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715–47) was a minor French writer, a moralist. He died at age 31, in broken health, having published the year prior—anonymously—a collection of essays and aphorisms with the encouragement of Voltaire, his friend. He first received public notice under his own name in 1797, and from 1857 on, his aphorisms became popular. In the history of French literature, his significance lies chiefly in his friendship with Voltaire.
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The art of pleasing is the art of deception.
—Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
Topics: Deception/Lying, Deception
Action makes more fortune than caution.
—Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
Topics: Action
The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one’s opportunities and make the most of one’s resources.
—Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
There is nothing that fear and hope does not permit men to do.
—Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
Topics: Belief, Motivation, Fear, Hope, Faith
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