Maxioms by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
The world rewards the appearance of merit oftener than merit
itself.
[Fr., Le monde recompense plus souvent les read more
The world rewards the appearance of merit oftener than merit
itself.
[Fr., Le monde recompense plus souvent les apparences de merite
que le merite meme.]
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.
Too great refinement is false delicacy, and true delicacy is
solid refinement.
Too great refinement is false delicacy, and true delicacy is
solid refinement.
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.
That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised
me less.
[Fr., Cela est read more
That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised
me less.
[Fr., Cela est beau, et je vous louerais davantage si vous
m'aviez loue moins.]
