If poverty is the mother of crime,
stupidity is its father.
(La Bruyère: Of Mankind.)
Κατηγορία: Aphorisms
Benjamin Franklin, «Most fools…»
Most fools think they are only ignorant.
(Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard’s Almanack.)
Jules Renard, «To think is not enough…»
To think is not enough;
you must think of something.
(Jules Renard: Journal.)
Sebastian Brant, «The world…»
The world wants to be deceived.
(Sebastian Brant: Ship of Fools.)
Diderot, «Be a hypocrite…»
Be a hypocrite, if you like,
but don’t talk like one!
(Diderot: Rameau’s Nephew.)
Emerson, «Better care…»
You can take better care
of your secret
than another can.
(Emerson: Journals.)
Marquess of Halifax, «Explaining…»
Explaining is generally half confessing.
(Marquess of Halifax: Moral thoughts and reflections.)
Publilius Syrus, «There is more of fear…»
There is more of fear
than delight in a secret pleasure.
(Publilius Syrus: Sententiae.)
Joseph Conrad, «A man’s most open actions…»
A man’s most open actions
have a secret side to them.
(Joseph Conrad: Under Western Eyes.)
Emerson, «Good manners…»
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
(Emerson: Letters and Social Aims.)