Marquis De Vauvenargues quotes

" To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die. " # Immortality # Death and Dying # Life and Living

" All grand thoughts come from the heart. " # Thoughts and Thinking

" When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected. " # Simplicity

" Emotions have taught mankind to reason. " # Emotions

" The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught. " # Knowledge

" Give help rather than advice. " # Advice

" Everyone is born sincere and die deceivers. " # Deception # Sincerity # Death and Dying

" The art of pleasing is the art of deception. " # Deception

" Those who can bear all can dare all. " # Endurance # Courage # Risk

" We should expect the best and the worst of mankind, as from the weather. " # Expectation