We should often be ashamed of our noblest actions if the world but knew all the motives that helped shape them.[Nous aurions souvent honte de nos plus belles actions si le monde voyait tous les motifs qui les produisent.]
Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 409, Page 109
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