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Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot on Anniversary

1796–1832 France

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The pleasures of self-love are the only ones that can really be turned into ridicule.

Posthumous Manuscripts (1878)

Love is almost the only passion that the good man may avow. It is the only one which accords with delicacy.

Posthumous Manuscripts (1878)

The belief in an all-powerful Being, who loves us and watches over us, gives to the mind great strength to endure misfortune.

Posthumous Manuscripts (1878)

Yield frequently to the first inspiration. Too much meditation on the same subject ends by suggesting the worst part, or at least causes loss of precious time.

Posthumous Manuscripts (1878)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.