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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

No man is more frequently in error than he who cannot bear to be wrong. - François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

No man is more frequently in error than he who cannot bear to be wrong.[Il n’y a point de gens qui aient plus souvent tort que ceux qui ne peuvent souffrir d’en avoir.]

Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 386, Page 104
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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
  • Name: François de La Rochefoucauld
  • Profession: Writer, Essayist
  • Born: June 13, 1865 – March 17, 1680
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