Vauvenargues quotations

"It is not true that equality is a law of nature. Nature has no equality. Its soverign law is subordination and dependence."

"Great thoughts come from the heart"

"The art of pleasing is the art of deception."

"To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die."

"There is nothing that fear and hope does not permit men to do."

"To possess taste, one must have some soul."

"Everyone is born sincere and die deceivers."

"One promises much, to avoid giving little."

"The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught."

"You are not born for fame if you don't know the value of time."

"Lazy people are always anxious to be doing something."

"Emotions have taught mankind to reason. "

Vauvenargues is both a famous french writter and a beautifull village in Provence.
Vauvenargues (the village) - picture