Most of what passes for virtue is self-love in better clothes. Most, not all. Courage can grow out of fear of shame, and modesty out of wanting more praise.
From Maxims by François de La Rochefoucauld
Most of what passes for virtue is self-love in better clothes. Most, not all. Courage can grow out of fear of shame, and modesty out of wanting more praise.
From Maxims by François de La Rochefoucauld
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