“It is easier to be wise for others than for oneself.”

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

Il est plus aisé d'être sage pour les autres que de l'être pour soi-même.
Maxim 132.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)

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Il est plus aisé d'être sage pour les autres que de l'être pour soi-même.

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

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