Quote of François de La Rochefoucauld - We promise according to our hopes...
Biography - François de La Rochefoucauld:
French moralist, author of maxims and memoirs.
Born: 1613 - Died: 1680
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1613 - Died: 1680
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
We promise according to our hopes; we perform according to our fears.
Note
Maxim 38
Source: Reflections, or Sentences and Moral Maxims
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes about hope:
Quotes about fear:
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Quotes for: promise
Did science promise happiness? I do not believe it. It promised truth, and the question is to know if we will ever make happiness with truth.
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