24 Quotes by Jean Francois Paul de Gondi






  • Author Jean Francois Paul de Gondi
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    Every man whom chance alone has, by some accident, made a public character, hardly ever fails of becoming, in a short time, a ridiculous private one.

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    Where princes are concerned, a man who is able to do good is as dangerous and almost as criminal as a man who intends to do evil.

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  • Author Jean Francois Paul de Gondi
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    One of man’s greatest failings is that he looks almost always for an excuse, in the misfortune that befalls him through his own fault, before looking for a remedy-which means he often finds the remedy too late.

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