Maxioms by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.
We always love those who admire us, and we do not always love
those whom we admire.
That which makes the vanity of others unbearable to us is that
which wounds our own.
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That which makes the vanity of others unbearable to us is that
which wounds our own.
[Fr., Ce qui nous rend la vanite des autres insupportable, c'est
qu'elle blesse la notre.]
Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as
the wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
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Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as
the wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
[Fr., L'absence diminue les mediocres passions et augmente les
grandes, comme le vent eteint les bougies et allume le feu.]
The only good copies are those which exhibit the defects of bad
originals.
The only good copies are those which exhibit the defects of bad
originals.
The truest mark of being born with great qualities, is being born without envy.
The truest mark of being born with great qualities, is being born without envy.
