Doublereed Archive - Posting 000070.txt from 2002/11

From: Oboeeee@-----.com
Subj: [Doublereed-l] Quote of the Day
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 22:43:40 -0500

"Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be

only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither gi
ve
themselves nor take away from themselves."

-Fran=C3=A7ois, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613=E2=80=931680), French writer,
moralist
"Moral Maxims and Reflections," no. 178 (1665-1678) trans. London (1706)