I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.


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


I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.

I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.

I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.

I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.