Maxioms by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.
We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.
We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.
We are so accustomed to wearing a disguise before others that eventually we are unable to recognize ourselves.
We are so accustomed to wearing a disguise before others that eventually we are unable to recognize ourselves.
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased with him
A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others as little pleased with him