François de La Rochefoucauld: Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.

Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing wi — François de La Rochefoucauld

Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.

François de La Rochefoucauld

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