John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9543 Fran&edilois
| NUMBER: | 9543 |
| AUTHOR: | François, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680) |
| QUOTATION: | In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that is not exactly displeasing. 1 |
| Note 1. This reflection, No. 99 in the edition of 1665, the author suppressed in the third edition. In all distresses of our friends We first consult our private ends; While Nature, kindly bent to ease us, Points out some circumstance to please us. Dean Swift: A Paraphrase of Rochefoucauld’s Maxim. [back] |