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Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

Quote of Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Consciousness of our powers augments them....


Biography - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues:

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

Consciousness of our powers augments them.


Note 

Note



Maxim 75


Quote source: Reflexions and Maxims

Wikisource - Œuvres de Vauvenargues (fr) 




Translation

Translation

(German, French)



German
Das Verstehen deiner Stärken macht sie größer.

French
Le sentiment de nos forces les augmente.




See also 

See also...



...and nobody knows the extent of his strength until he has tried.

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

No one knows what he can do till he tries.




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Tolerance is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.





I nothing had, and yet enough for youth -
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Give unrestrained, the old emotion,
The bliss that touched the verge of pain,
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O, give me back my youth again!












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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.





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The storms of youth occur between days of brilliant sunshine.





Few maxims are true in every respect.





Reason does not know the interests of the heart.












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