Newton, Pascal, Bossuet, Racine, F?nelon -- that is to say, some of the most enlightened men on earth, in the most philosophical of all ages -- have been believers in Jesus Christ; and the great Cond?, when dying, repeated these noble words, "Yes, I shall see God as He is, face to face!".
Luc de ClapiersIf it is true that vice can never be done away with, the science of government consists of making it contribute to the public good.
Luc de ClapiersThe greatest evil that fortune can bring to men is to endow them with feeble resources and yet to make them ambitious.
Luc de ClapiersYou can purchase the mind of Pascal for a crown. Pleasures even cheaper are sold to those who give themselves up to them. It is only luxuries and objects of caprice that are rare and difficult to obtain; unfortunately they are the only things that touch the curiosity and taste of ordinary men.
Luc de Clapiers