Quote of François de La Rochefoucauld - Strength and weakness of mind are...
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
Strength and weakness of mind are mis-named; they are really only the good or happy arrangement of our bodily organs.
Note
Maxim 44
Source: Reflections, or Sentences and Moral Maxims
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes about strength:
On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.
There are two ways of contesting, the one by the law, the other by force; the first method is proper to men, the second to beasts.
Quotes for: body
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Quotes about weakness:
What is tolerance? It is the endowment of humanity. We are all steeped in weakness and error; let us forgive each other our stupidities, that is the first law of nature.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
The weakness of human reason appears more evidently in those who know it not, than in those who know it.
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