Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld

Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.

There are few people who are not ashamed of their love affairs when the infatuation is over.

There are few people who are not ashamed of their love affairs when the infatuation is over.

We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.

We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.

We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree
with us.

We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree
with us.

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something
which does not displease us.
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In the adversity of our best friends we often find something
which does not displease us.
[Fr., Dans l'adversite de nos meilleurs amis nous trouvons
toujours quelque chose ne nous deplaist pas.]