“ If we had no faults we should not take so much pleasure in noting those of others. ”
François de La Rochefoucauld, Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665). copy citation
| Author | François de La Rochefoucauld |
|---|---|
| Source | Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims |
| Topic | criticism faults |
| Date | 1665 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by J. W. Willis Bund |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/9105/9105-h/9105-h.htm |
Context
“29.—The evil that we do does not attract to us so much persecution and hatred as our good qualities.
30.—We have more strength than will; and it is often merely for an excuse we say things are impossible.
31.—If we had no faults we should not take so much pleasure in noting those of others.
32.—Jealousy lives upon doubt; and comes to an end or becomes a fury as soon as it passes from doubt to certainty.
33.—Pride indemnifies itself and loses nothing even when it casts away vanity.” source
30.—We have more strength than will; and it is often merely for an excuse we say things are impossible.
31.—If we had no faults we should not take so much pleasure in noting those of others.
32.—Jealousy lives upon doubt; and comes to an end or becomes a fury as soon as it passes from doubt to certainty.
33.—Pride indemnifies itself and loses nothing even when it casts away vanity.” source
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