Enjoy the best Cardinal de Retz Quotes. Quotations by Cardinal de Retz (French Clerchman)
Jan 01, 1970 - Jan 01, 1970
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures.
Persecution to persons in a high rank stands them in the stead of eminent virtue.
Great men help dazzle the people; after that, they dazzle themselves.
Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand.
The man who can own up to his error is greater than he who merely knows how to avoid making it.
It is even more damaging for a minister to say foolish things than to do them.
There are no small steps in great affairs.
The most mistrustful are often the greatest dupes.
Of all the passions, fear weakens judgment most.
A man who doesn't trust himself can never truly trust anyone else.