Men dissimulate their dearest, most constant, and most virt… - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

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Men dissimulate their dearest, most constant, and most virtuous inclination from weakness and a fear of being condemned.

Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

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About Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues (6 August 1715 – 28 May 1747) was a French moralist, essayist, and miscellaneous writer.

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Alternative Names: Marquis de Vauvenargues • Lyuk de Klapye Vovenarq

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Patience is the art of hoping.

La modération des grands hommes ne borne que leurs vices. La modération des faibles est médiocrité.

Most people grow old within a small circle of ideas, which they have not discovered for themselves. There are perhaps less wrong-minded people than thoughtless.

Men dissimulate their dearest, most constant, and most virtuous inclination from weakness and a fear of being condemned. - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

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