The love of esteem is the life and soul of society; it unites us to one another: I want your approbation, you stand in need of mine. By forsaking the converse of men, we forsake the virtues necessary for society; for when one is alone, one is apt to grow negligent; the world forces you to have a guard over yourself.
Anne-Therese de Marguenat de CourcellesThe love of esteem is the life and soul of society; it unites us to one another: I want your approbation, you stand in need of mine. By forsaking the converse of men, we forsake the virtues necessary for society; for when one is alone, one is apt to grow negligent; the world forces you to have a guard over yourself.
Anne-Therese de Marguenat de CourcellesWe like to know the weakness of eminent persons; it consoles us for our inferiority.
Anne-Therese de Marguenat de CourcellesThe most necessary disposition to relish pleasures is to know how to be without them.
Anne-Therese de Marguenat de Courcelles