Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld

The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving
greater benefits.

The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving
greater benefits.

We would often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood all the motives which produced them.

We would often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood all the motives which produced them.

The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

There is a season for man's merit as well as for fruit.
[Fr., Le merite des hommes a sa read more

There is a season for man's merit as well as for fruit.
[Fr., Le merite des hommes a sa saison aussi bien que les
fruits.]

Preserving the health by too strict a regimen is a worrisome
malady.

Preserving the health by too strict a regimen is a worrisome
malady.