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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

Quote

The storms of youth occur between days of brilliant sunshine.”
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Reflexions and Maxims

youth

Note

Maxim 36

Source: Reflexions and Maxims:

Translation

(German, French)

Die Stürme der Jugend brausen durch strahlende Tage.”
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Réflexions et maximes

Les orages de la jeunesse sont environnés de jours brillants. ”
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Réflexions et maximes

Quotes about youth:

I nothing had, and yet enough for youth -
Joy in Illusion, ardent thirst for Truth.
Give unrestrained, the old emotion,
The bliss that touched the verge of pain,
The strength of Hate, Love's deep devotion, -
O, give me back my youth again!”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Faust: A Tragedy

It takes a long time to become young.”
Pablo Picasso

Youth has no age.”
Pablo Picasso

youth

Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death.”
Arthur Schopenhauer

For souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.”
Pierre Corneille - Le Cid

Virtue is harder to be got than knowledge of the world; and, if lost in a young man, is seldom recovered.”
John Locke

All about youth...

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

No man is weak by choice.”
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Reflexions and Maxims

The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.”
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Reflexions and Maxims

Consciousness of our powers augments them.”
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Reflexions and Maxims

strength

Great thoughts come from the heart.”
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Reflexions and Maxims

Few maxims are true in every respect.”
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Reflexions and Maxims

Reason does not know the interests of the heart.”
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Reflexions and Maxims

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