Maxioms by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
Preserving the health by too strict a regimen is a worrisome
malady.
Preserving the health by too strict a regimen is a worrisome
malady.
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised
me less.
[Fr., Cela est read more
That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised
me less.
[Fr., Cela est beau, et je vous louerais davantage si vous
m'aviez loue moins.]
Men are more satirical from vanity than from malice.
Men are more satirical from vanity than from malice.
The world rewards the appearance of merit oftener than merit
itself.
[Fr., Le monde recompense plus souvent les read more
The world rewards the appearance of merit oftener than merit
itself.
[Fr., Le monde recompense plus souvent les apparences de merite
que le merite meme.]
