Most people grow old within a small circle of ideas, which … - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

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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.

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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