Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims(1)
Everyone complains of his memory,
One cannot answer for his courage when
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
We need greater virtues to sustain good than evil fortune.
The love of justice is simply in the majority of men
the fear of suffering injustice.
It is easier to be wise for others than for oneself.
Everyone speaks well of his heart;
The truest way to be deceived is to think
We try to make virtues out of the faults we have no wish to correct.
Most people judge men only by success or by fortune.
Only firm people can be truly soft.
We confess to little faults only to persuade
We hardly find any persons of good sense save
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which
François Duc de La Rochefoucauld
and no one complains of his judgment.
he has never been in danger.
Some condemnations praise; some praise damns.
no one dares speak well of his mind.
oneself more knowing than others.
It is easier to know man in general than to know one man.
We often forgive those who bore us,
but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
ourselves we have no great ones.
those who agree with us.
reaches beyond their own understanding.
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