“We may bestow advice, but we cannot inspire the conduct.”

Variant translation: We give advice but do not inspire behavior.
Maxim 378.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)

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On donne des conseils mais on n'inspire point de conduite.

Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)

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French author of maxims and memoirs 1613–1680

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