Maxioms by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.
Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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
Jealousy is not so much the love of another as the love of ourselves.
Jealousy is not so much the love of another as the love of ourselves.
