Maxioms by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
When our vices leave us, we flatter ourselves that we are leaving them.
When our vices leave us, we flatter ourselves that we are leaving them.
We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.
We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.
Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers read more
Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.
We refused to assume - one of the central obligations of parenthood: to make ourselves the final authority on good read more
We refused to assume - one of the central obligations of parenthood: to make ourselves the final authority on good and bad, right and wrong, and to take the consequences of what might turn out to be a lifetime battle
