La clémence vaut mieux que la justice. - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

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La clémence vaut mieux que la justice.

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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Our failings sometimes bind us to one another as closely as could virtue itself.

When we are convinced of some great truths, and feel our convictions keenly, we must not fear to express it, although others have said it before us. Every thought is new when an author expresses it in a manner peculiar to himself.

There does not exist a man sufficiently intelligent never to be tiresome.