It is not enough to have great qualities We should also have the management of them.
Weitere Zitate von Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Zum Autor"Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy."
"Nobody deserves to be praised for goodness unless he is strong enough to be bad, for any other goodness is usually merely inertia or lack of will-power."
"To establish oneself in the world one has to do all one can to appear established."
"Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world."
"We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others."
"Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while."