Let us believe neither half of the good people tell us of ourselves, nor half the evil they say of others.
Quotations by:
Petit-Senn, Jean-Antoine
Happiness is where we find it, but very rarely where we seek it.
Jean-Antoine Petit-Senn (1792-1870) French-Swiss poet
(Attributed)
Nothing for preserving the body like having no heart.
Envy, like flame, blackens that which is above it, and which it cannot reach.
Jean-Antoine Petit-Senn (1792-1870) French-Swiss poet
(Attributed)
Money dishonestly acquired is never worth its cost, while a good conscience never costs as much as it is worth.
Jean-Antoine Petit-Senn (1792-1870) French-Swiss poet
Maxims and Ethical Sentences