It is not true that equality is a law of nature. Nature has no equality. Its sovereign law is subordination and dependence. - Marquis de Vauvenargues
To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die. - Marquis de Vauvenargues
The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught. - Marquis de Vauvenargues
When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected. - Marquis de Vauvenargues
Every thought is new when an author expresses it in a manner peculiar to himself. - Marquis de Vauvenargues