“I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.”
Source: Moral reflections, sentences and maxims of Francis, duc de la Rochefoucauld
“I believe, indeed, that it is more laudable to suffer great misfortunes than to do great things.”
“In all sorts of government man is made to believe himself free, and to be in chains.”
“Some like to understand what they believe in. Others like to believe in what they understand.”