Most men only commit great crimes because of their scruples about petty ones. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Commit Copy Share Image
Every man whom chance alone has, by some accident, made a public character, hardly ever fails of becoming, in a short time,… — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Accidents Copy Share Image
Great men help dazzle the people; after that, they dazzle themselves even more dangerously. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Dazzle Copy Share Image
It's easier to fight one's enemies than to get on with one's friends. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Easier Copy Share Image
If you have to make an unpopular speech, give it all the sincerity you can muster; that's the only way to sweeten… — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Communication Copy Share Image
The most mistrustful are often the greatest dupes. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Distrust Copy Share Image
Persecution to persons in a high rank stands them in the stead of eminent virtue. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Character Copy Share Image
One of man's greatest failings is that he looks almost always for an excuse, in the misfortune that befalls him through his… — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Excuse Copy Share Image
Nothing indicates the soundness of a man's judgment so much as knowing how to choose between two disadvantages. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Decision making Copy Share Image
She knew how to trust people... a rare quality, revealing a character far above average. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Above average Copy Share Image
Timorous minds are much more inclined to deliberate than to resolve. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Deliberate Copy Share Image
When you are obliged to make a statement that you know will cause displeasure, you must say it with every appearance of… — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Appearance Copy Share Image
A man who never trusts himself never trusts anyone. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Men Copy Share Image
Weakness has many stages. There is a difference between feebleness by the impotency of the will, of the will to the resolution,… — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Application Copy Share Image
Where princes are concerned, a man who is able to do good is as dangerous and almost as criminal as a man… — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Able Copy Share Image
The man who can own up to his error is greater than he who merely knows how to avoid making it. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Errors Copy Share Image
Every numerous assembly is a mob; everything there depends on instantaneous turns. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Assembly Copy Share Image
Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Argument Copy Share Image
A man who does not trust himself will never really trust anybody. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Trust Copy Share Image
