The less one sees and knows men, the higher one esteems them; for experience teaches their real value.


A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1886)


The less one sees and knows men, the higher one esteems them; for experience teaches their real value.

The less one sees and knows men, the higher one esteems them; for experience teaches their real value.

The less one sees and knows men, the higher one esteems them; for experience teaches their real value.

The less one sees and knows men, the higher one esteems them; for experience teaches their real value.