Maxioms by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.
Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.
It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.
[Fr., Il n'appartient qu'aux grands hommes d'avoir read more
It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.
[Fr., Il n'appartient qu'aux grands hommes d'avoir de grands
defauts.]
The accent of one's country dwells in the mind and in the heart
as much as in the language.
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The accent of one's country dwells in the mind and in the heart
as much as in the language.
[Fr., L'accent du pays ou l'on est ne demeure dans l'esprit et
dans le coeur comme dans le langage.]
It is a species of coquetry to make a parade of never practising
it.
It is a species of coquetry to make a parade of never practising
it.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
