247.--The fidelity of most men is merely an invention of self-love to … — Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims

Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims — François de La Rochefoucauld

247.--The fidelity of most men is merely an invention of self-love to win confidence; a method to place us above others and to render us depositaries of the most important matters.

Place: ¶395
License: Public domain · Source
The text is given as in the edition, unedited.

← BackNext →Check your own quote