Maxioms by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
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 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 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
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.
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
