I know no real worth but that tranquil firmness which seeks dangers by duty, and braves them without rashness.


Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld (ed. 1851)


I know no real worth but that tranquil firmness which seeks dangers by duty, and braves them without rashness.

I know no real worth but that tranquil firmness which seeks dangers by duty, and braves them without rashness.

I know no real worth but that tranquil firmness which seeks dangers by duty, and braves them without rashness.

I know no real worth but that tranquil firmness which seeks dangers by duty, and braves them without rashness.