Maxioms by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves
The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
rnAbsence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
rnAbsence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
