"When we seek reconciliation with our enemies,..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
When we seek reconciliation with our enemies, it is commonly out of a desire to better our own condition, a being harassed and tired out with a state of war, and a fear of some ill accident which we are willing to prevent.
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More on Reconciliation
“South Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgiveness is necessary but never forgetting.”
“If we have injured someone, giving him the opportunity to make a joke about us is often enough to provide him personal satisfaction, or even to win his good will.”
“May I tell you why it seems to me a good thing for us to remember wrong that has been done us? That we may forgive it.”
More on Self Interest
“Nobody minds having what is too good for them.”
“We know that there are chiselers. At the bottom of every case of criticism and obstruction we have found some selfish interest, some private axe to grind.”
“It is oftener by the estimation of our own feelings that we exaggerate the good qualities of others than by their merit, and when we praise them we wish to attract their praise.”