All Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Quotes
- Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand. Argument
- Weak souls always set to work at the wrong time. Always Set
- In a major matter no details are small. Details
- A man who does not trust himself will never really trust anybody. Anybody
- There are no small steps in great affairs. Affair
- If you have to make an unpopular speech, give it all the sincerity you can muster; that's the only way to sweeten it. All
- Nothing indicates the soundness of a man's judgment so much as knowing how to choose between two disadvantages. Choose
- Most men only commit great crimes because of their scruples about petty ones. Commit
- The most mistrustful are often the greatest dupes. Distrust
- The man who can own up to his error is greater than he who merely knows how to avoid making it. Avoid
- Of all the passions, fear weakens judgment most. All
- What is necessary is never a risk. Funny
- Where princes are concerned, a man who is able to do good is as dangerous and almost as criminal as a man who intends to… Able
- Every numerous assembly is a mob; everything there depends on instantaneous turns. Assembly
- Persecution to persons in a high rank stands them in the stead of eminent virtue. Eminent
- A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyone else. Anyone
- It is even more damaging for a minister to say foolish things than to do them. Damaging