Maxioms by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.
We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.
It is more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them
It is more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them
Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have read more
Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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.