We should often be ashamed of our very best actions if the world only saw the motives which caused them.


Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)

François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

We should often be ashamed of our very best actions if the world only saw the motives which caused them.

We should often be ashamed of our very best actions if the world only saw the motives which caused them.

We should often be ashamed of our very best actions if the world only saw the motives which caused them.

We should often be ashamed of our very best actions if the world only saw the motives which caused them.