Constancy Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Idleness and constancy fix the mind to what it finds easy and agreeable. This habit always confines and cramps up our knowledge; and no one has ever taken the trouble to stretch and carry his understanding as far as it could go.”

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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