In order to carry out great enterprises, one must live as if one will never have to die.
¶ (Attributed)
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Luc, Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715-1747) French soldier and moralist
The lazy are always wanting to do something.
¶ (Attributed)
Men's maxims reveal their characters.
¶ (Attributed)
The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities, and to make the most of one's resources.
¶ (Attributed)
When we feel that we lack whatever is needed to secure someone else's esteem, we are very close to hating him.
¶ Réflexions et maximes (c. 1747)
Men despise great projects when they do not feel themselves capable of great successes.
¶ Réflexions et maximes (c. 1747)
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