Industry has operated against the artisan in favor of the idler, and also in favor of capital and against labor. Any mechanical invention whatsoever has been more harmful to humanity than a century of war.
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[Fr., L'indolence est le sommeil des esprits.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.
[Fr., Il est difficile d'estimer quelq... LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES There is nothing one sees oftener than the ridiculous and
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[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES Obscurity is the realm of error.
[Fr., L'obscurite est le royaume de l'erreur.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES Clearness ornaments profound thoughts.
[Fr., La clarte orne les pensees profondes.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES An optimist is a man who plant two acorns and buy a hammock. JEAN DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers.
[Fr., La clarte est la bonne foi des philosophes.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.
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[Fr., La proserite fait peu d'amis.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
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