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.
There is nothing to be learnt from a Professor, which is not to be met with in Books
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on
Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it
Therefore, it is necessary to be a fox to discover the snares and a lion to terrify the wolves
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