Stanisław Leszczyński Quotes

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It is hardly possible to suspect another without having in one's self the seeds of baseness the party is accused of.

Stanisław Leszczyński
There are few defects in our nature so glaring as not to be veiled from observation by politeness and good-breeding.

Stanisław Leszczyński
I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.

Stanisław Leszczyński
Affectation discovers sooner what one is than it makes known what one would fain appear to be.

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There are few persons of greater worth than their reputation; but how many are there whose worth is far short of their reputation!

Stanisław Leszczyński
I know no real worth but that tranquil firmness which seeks dangers by duty, and braves them without rashness.

Stanisław Leszczyński
Politeness has been defined to be artificial good-nature; but we may affirm, with much greater propriety, that good-nature is natural politeness.

Stanisław Leszczyński
A well-read fool is the most pestilent of blockheads; his learning is a flail which he knows not how to handle, and with which he breaks his neighbor's shins as well as his own. Keep a fellow of this description at arm's length, as you value the integrity of your bones.

Stanisław Leszczyński
Is it not astonishing that the love of repose keeps us in continual agitation?

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The instability of our tastes is the occasion of the irregularity of our lives.

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Nothing but religion is capable of changing pains into pleasures.

Stanisław Leszczyński
The Word of God proves the truth of religion; the corruption of man, its necessity; government, its advantages.

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Those who ought to be secure from calumny are generally those who avoid it least.

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Reason shows us our duty; he who can make us love our duty is more powerful than reason itself.

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In all sorts of government man is made to believe himself free, and to be in chains.

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To make good use of life, one should have in youth the experience of advanced years, and in old age the vigor of youth.

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Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for.

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It is having in some measure a sort of wit to know how to use the wit of others.

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Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.

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Religion has nothing more to fear than not being sufficiently understood.

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We are usually mistaken in esteeming men too much; rarely in esteeming them too little.

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Can princes born in palaces be sensible of the misery of those who dwell in cottages?

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Where religion speaks, reason has only a right to hear.

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Science when well digested is nothing but good sense and reason.

Stanisław Leszczyński
To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting.

Stanisław Leszczyński