Everyone complains of their memory. No one of their judgment.
La Rochefoucauld, Maxims 89
Tout le monde se plaint de sa mémoire, et personne ne se plaint de son jugement.
Everyone complains of their memory. No one of their judgment.
La Rochefoucauld, Maxims 89
What it means
We admit small weaknesses easily and never suspect the big ones. Poor judgment rarely recognizes itself. Ask others to check your thinking.
The source
"Everyone complains of their memory. No one of their judgment." La Rochefoucauld said it in Maxims 89. Translated from the original French by Spartan Surfers.
"Tout le monde se plaint de sa mémoire, et personne ne se plaint de son jugement."Original French, Maxims 89. Text read at gutenberg.org.
Who said it
La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680). French duke and soldier who turned his disappointment with court life into some five hundred razor-sharp maxims about self-love.
Questions
- What does "Everyone complains of their memory. No one of their judgment." mean?
- We admit small weaknesses easily and never suspect the big ones. Poor judgment rarely recognizes itself. Ask others to check your thinking.
- Who said "Everyone complains of their memory. No one of their judgment."?
- La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680). Source: Maxims 89.
- What is the original French?
- Tout le monde se plaint de sa mémoire, et personne ne se plaint de son jugement. Translated from the original French by Spartan Surfers.
- Is "Everyone complains of their memory. No one of their judgment." on a shirt?
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"Everyone complains of their memory. No one of their judgment." (La Rochefoucauld, Maxims 89, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/everyone-complains-of-their-memory-no-one-of
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