Though men take pride in their noble deeds, the deeds themselves often derive, not from noble intentions, but from simple chance.[Quoique les hommes se flattent de leurs grandes actions, elles ne sont pas souvent les effets d’un grand dessein, mais des effets du hasard.]
Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 57, Page 43
Find more on
