François Duc de La RochefoucauldFrançois Duc de La Rochefoucauld, (1613-1680) French author

François Duc de La Rochefoucauld Quote

“Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.”

François Duc de La RochefoucauldFrançois Duc de La Rochefoucauld
~ François Duc de La Rochefoucauld


Ratings and Comments


Mike, Norwalk

You know you have to laugh, way too true, way too often.

Ron w13, Or

Reminds me of, Baltasar Gracian. The art of Worldly Wisdom.

Patrick Henry, Red Hill

Even as Love covers a multitude of sins, so does pride conceal a multitude of sins.

E Archer, NYC

The cover-up implies a wrong-doing, and in and of itself would be wrong.  The penalty for lying can be greater than the action being lied about.  The lawyer's bread and butter — find any lie to use as evidence of being a liar, thus all else is discredited.

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