It is not true that equality is a law of nature. nature has… - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

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It is not true that equality is a law of nature. nature has made nothing equal, her sovereign law is subordination and dependence.

Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

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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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La clémence vaut mieux que la justice.

It is good to be firm by temperament and pliant by reflection.

Persons of rank do not talk about such trifles as the common people do; but the common people do not busy themselves about such frivolous things as do persons of rank.

It is not true that equality is a law of nature. nature has made nothing equal, her sovereign law is subordination and dependence. - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

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