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French writer and literary critic (d. 1803)
, Birth:
20-11-1739
1.
We never forget those who make us blush.
Jean-Francois de La Harpe
2.
Superstition changes a man to a beast, fanaticism makes him a wild beast, and despotism a beast of burden.
Jean-Francois de La Harpe
3.
To exaggerate is to weaken.
Jean-Francois de La Harpe
4.
Our self-love can be resigned to the sacrifice of everything but itself.
Jean-Francois de La Harpe
5.
We always weaken whatever we exaggerate.
Jean-Francois de La Harpe
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