Maxioms by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one
might be capable of doing before all the world!
True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one
might be capable of doing before all the world!
On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
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On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
Tant qu'il marcha devant elles.
If we resist our passions it is more from their weakness than
from our strength.
If we resist our passions it is more from their weakness than
from our strength.
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.]
Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.
Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.
