Vauvenargues Marquis
Vauvenargues Marquis
clear proof rejected simply weak
When thought is too weak to be simply expressed, it's clear proof that it should be rejected
easy great men undertake
Great men undertake great things because they are great; fools, because they think them easy
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