Vauvenargues Marquis
Vauvenargues Marquis
energy fortunes prudence
More fortunes are made by energy than prudence
desires difficult esteem esteemed man
It is difficult to esteem a man as he desires to be esteemed
motives prove prudence
Magnanimity has no need to prove the prudence of its motives
easy great men undertake
Great men undertake great things because they are great; fools, because they think them easy
drop expressed simply weak
When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, simply drop it.
clear proof rejected simply weak
When thought is too weak to be simply expressed, it's clear proof that it should be rejected