Maxioms by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
Coquetry is the essential characteristic, and the prevalent humor
of women; but they do not all practise it, because read more
Coquetry is the essential characteristic, and the prevalent humor
of women; but they do not all practise it, because the coquetry
of some is restrained by fear or by reason.
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.]
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all
those who have not a single read more
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all
those who have not a single virtue.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
