To establish oneself in the world one has to do all one can to appear established.
Weitere Zitate von Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Zum Autor"If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength."
"The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others."
"No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong."
"Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while."
"It is not enough to have great qualities We should also have the management of them."
"Hope is the last thing that dies in man."