226 Quotes by Luc de Clapiers

Despair exaggerates not only our misery but also our weakness.

The wicked are always surprised to find that the good can be clever.

We often quarrel with the unfortunate to get rid of pitying them.

The art of pleasing is the art of deception.

Men despise great projects when they do not feel themselves capable of great successes.

Constancy is the chimera of love.

The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success.

Lazy people are always anxious to be doing something.

Few people are modest enough to be estimated at their true worth.