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Biography - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues:

French writer and moralist.
Born: 1715 - Died: 1747
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: France
France

Our actions are neither so good nor so evil as our impulses.


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Source: Reflexions and Maxims

Wikisource - Œuvres de Vauvenargues (fr) 




Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Nos actions ne sont ni si bonnes ni si vicieuses que nos volontés.

German
Unsere Handlungen sind weder so gut noch so schlecht wie unser Wille.




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Quotes for: will


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Quotes about will:


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Quotes for: vice


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Quotes for: vice


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There is only one vice of which no-one boasts - ingratitude.





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Quotes for: action


Quotes

Quotes about action:


I have laboured carefully, not to mock, lament, or execrate, but to understand human actions.





One should be light like a bird, and not like a feather.





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Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.





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Quotes

Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues also said...


The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.





No man is weak by choice.





Consciousness of our powers augments them.





Great thoughts come from the heart.





The storms of youth occur between days of brilliant sunshine.





Few maxims are true in every respect.












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