Maxioms by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
How can we expect another to keep our secret if we cannot keep it
ourselves.
How can we expect another to keep our secret if we cannot keep it
ourselves.
There are few people who are not ashamed of their love affairs when the infatuation is over.
There are few people who are not ashamed of their love affairs when the infatuation is over.
Cunning and treachery are the offspring of incapacity.
Cunning and treachery are the offspring of incapacity.
It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold,
than of the office which one read more
It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold,
than of the office which one fills.
[Fr., Il est plus facile de paraitre digne des emplois qu'on n'a
pas que de ceux que l'on exerce.]
