Luc de Clapiers vs. Joseph Addison
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Luc de Clapiers
1715 – 1747
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues was a French writer and moralist. He died at age 31, in broken health, having published the year prior—anonymously—a collection of essays and aphorisms with the encouragement of Voltaire, his friend. He first received public notice under his own name in 1797, and from 1857 on, his aphorisms became popular. In the history of French literature, his significance lies chiefly in his friendship with Voltaire.
"If passion sometimes counsels greater boldness than does reflection, it gives more strength to execute it."
Joseph Addison
1672 – 1719
Joseph Addison was a British writer and politician. He was the eldest son of Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine.
"Knowledge is, indeed, that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another."
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