377.--The greatest mistake of penetration is not to have fallen short,… — Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims

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

377.--The greatest mistake of penetration is not to have fallen short, but to have gone too far.

Place: ¶549
License: Public domain · Source
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