Quote of Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues - Lucidity adds beauty to profound thoughts....
Biography - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues:
French writer and moralist.
Born: 1715 - Died: 1747
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1715 - Died: 1747
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: France
Lucidity adds beauty to profound thoughts.
Note
Maxim 4
Quote source: Reflexions and Maxims
Translation
(German, French)
See also...
Quotes about thought:
Quotes about clarity:
What can be said at all can be said clearly, and what we cannot talk about we must pass over in silence.
For it must not be supposed that merely because the justness of an idea has been proved it can be productive of effective action even on cultivated minds. This fact may be quickly appreciated by noting how slight is the influence of the clearest demonstration on the majority of men.
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams who looks inside, awakes.
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