Famous Quotes | A wise man should order his...

A wise man should order his interests, and set them all in their proper places. This order is often troubled by greed, which puts us upon pursuing so many things at once that, in eagerness for matters of less consideration, we grasp at trifles, and let go things of greater value. - François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld
Attribution: François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680), French writer, moralist. repr. F.A. Stokes Co., New York (c. 1930). Moral Maxims and Reflections, no. 67 (1665-1678), trans. London (1706).

Categories: Greed, Moralist, Self-interest, Trifles, Writer

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