308.--Moderation is made a virtue to limit the ambition of the great; … — Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims

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

308.--Moderation is made a virtue to limit the ambition of the great; to console ordinary people for their small fortune and equally small ability.

Place: ¶471
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