Conquer yourself rather than the world
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. A native of the Kingdom of France, he spent about 20 years of his life in the Dutch Republic after serving for a while in the Dutch States Army of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange and the Stadtholder of the United Provinces.
Ignore those that make you fearful and sad, that degrade you back towards disease and death
Happiness depends upon ourselves
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much
I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it
In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies
I would rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudices
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