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Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues

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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

The fruits of labor are the sweetest of all pleasures.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Le fruit du travail est le plus doux des plaisirs.

German
Die Frucht der Arbeit ist die süßeste aller Freuden.




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To the stars through difficulty.


The greatest liberty is born of the greatest rigor.

The pleasure from hard effort is the sweetest.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.




Quotes for: pleasure


Quotes

Quotes about pleasure:


Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.
Seneca / 





Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure.





If we had no faults we should not take so much pleasure in noting those of others.





There is no sweeter pleasure than to surprise a man by giving him more than he hopes for.





We must observe that in each one of us there are two ruling and leading principles, which we follow whithersoever they lead; one is the innate desire for pleasures, the other an acquired opinion which strives for the best. These two sometimes agree within us and are sometimes in strife; and sometimes one, and sometimes the other has the greater power.





Man is born for pleasure; he feels it; no other proof of it is needed.











Quotes for: work


Quotes

Quotes about work:


My work is a game, a very serious game.





The best work is not what is most difficult for you it is what you do best.





It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.





Sowing is not so hard as reaping.





Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.





Love, work, and knowledge are the wellsprings of our lives, they should also govern it.











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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