Maxims (Classics) by La Rochefoucauld

Maxims (Classics) by La Rochefoucauld

Author:La Rochefoucauld
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 1981-06-24T14:00:00+00:00


Perseverance should be neither praised nor blamed, since it is only the continuance of tastes and emotions which we can neither shed nor acquire.

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What makes us like new acquaintances is not so much weariness of the old ones or the pleasure of making a change, as displeasure at not being sufficiently admired by those who know us too well, and the hope of being more admired by those who do not yet know us well enough.

179

Irresponsible criticism of our friends is sometimes an excuse in advance for our own irresponsible conduct.

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