However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld : French Writer
Born: September 15, 1613
Died: March 17, 1680
We ought to be beating our chests every day. We ought to loo…
We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentme…
Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions ste…
Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself. Lucius …
Jazz in itself is not struggling. That is, the music itself …
On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land w…
We ought to be beating our chests every day. We ought to loo…
We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentme…
Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions ste…
Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself. Lucius …
Jazz in itself is not struggling. That is, the music itself …
On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land w…
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triu…
Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. …
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No matter how old and glorious the models, sad indeed is the…
However rare true love may be, it is less so than true frien…
To want friendship is a great fault. Friendship ought to be …
Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great pass…
Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none h…
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