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Few men are sufficiently discerning to appreciate all the evil they do.
— François de la Rochefoucauld · Maxim 269
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An editorial interpretation.
This maxim suggests self-awareness has limits, proposing that most people lack the clarity to fully recognize the harm they cause. It's a wry, unsparing observation about human blind spots, implying moral insight into one's own faults is rarer and harder-won than we'd like to believe.
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