Quotes by Cardinal de Retz

Cardinal de Retz

French churchman and writer of memoirs

Lived from: 1613 - 1679

Category: Theologians and clergy | Writers (Contemporary)

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  • Every man whom chance alone has, by some accident, made a public character, hardly ever fails of becoming, in a short time, a ridiculous private one.
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  • It is even more damaging for a minister to say foolish things than to do them.
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  • Most men only commit great crimes because of their scruples about petty ones.
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  • She knew how to trust people... a rare quality, revealing a character far above average.
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  • The man who can own up to his error is greater than he who merely knows how to avoid making it.
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  • Weakness has many stages. There is a difference between feebleness by the impotency of the will, of the will to the resolution, of the resolution to the choice of means, of the choice of the means to the application.
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  • Where princes are concerned, a man who is able to do good is as dangerous and almost as criminal as a man who intends to do evil.
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What are the most famous quotes from Cardinal de Retz?

The two most famous quotes from Cardinal de Retz are:

  • "Every man whom chance alone has, by some accident, made a public character, hardly ever fails of becoming, in a short time, a ridiculous private one."
  • "It is even more damaging for a minister to say foolish things than to do them."

When did Cardinal de Retz live?

Cardinal de Retz was born in 1613 and died in the year 1679.