Maxioms by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.
We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.
We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.
We are so accustomed to wearing a disguise before others that eventually we are unable to recognize ourselves.
We are so accustomed to wearing a disguise before others that eventually we are unable to recognize ourselves.
rnAbsence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
rnAbsence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
