Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues
“To achieve great things, we must live as though we were never to die.”
“A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.”
“Our wit is often the product of our misfortunes.”
“The first days of spring are as cold as the last days of winter.”
“Men despise great things if they are not familiar with them.”
“The greatest achievement is to be yourself in a world that constantly tries to make you something else.”
“Clarity is the courtesy of the philosopher.”
“We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes.”
“Great thoughts come from the heart.”
“Patience is the art of hoping.”