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Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes

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Sincerity is an openness of heart; we find it in very few people; what we usually see is only an artful dissimulation to win the confidence of others  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) Reconciliation with our enemies is simply a desire to better our condition, a weariness of war, or the fear of some unlucky thing from occurring  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) Pity is often a reflection of our own evils in the ills of others. It is a delicate foresight of the troubles into which we may fall  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) No matter how brilliant an action, it should not be considered great unless it was the result of a great motive  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) A certain harmony should be kept between actions and ideas if we want to fully develop the effects they can produce  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) A clever man should handle his interests so that each will fall in suitable order of their value  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) Nothing should lessen our satisfaction with ourselves as much as when we notice that we disapprove of something at one time that we approve of at another time  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) The extreme delight we experience in talking about ourselves should warn us that those who listen do not share it  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) Sometimes, occasions occur in life which demand you to be a little foolish in order to skillfully extricate yourself  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) Avarice misapprehends itself almost always. There is no passion which more often will miss its aim, nor upon which the present has so much influence to the prejudice of the future  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) None deserve praise for being good who have not the spirit to be bad: goodness, for the most part, is nothing but indolence or weakness of will  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) I always say to myself, what is the most important thing we can think about at this extraordinary moment  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) If one judges love by the majority of its effects, it is more like hatred than like friendship  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) There are two sorts of constancy in love one arises from continually discovering in the loved person new subjects for love, the other arises from our making a merit of being constant  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) It is much better to learn to deal with the ills we have now than to speculate on those that may befall us  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) A true friend is the most precious of all possessions and the one we take the least thought about acquiring  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) The art of putting into play mediocre qualities often begets more reputation than is achieved by true merit  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) Jealousy is the greatest of all evils, and the one that arouses the least pity in the person who causes it  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) When love becomes labored we welcome an act of infidelity towards ourselves to free us from fidelity  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) In the intercourse of life, we please more by our faults than by our good qualities  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) What we take for virtue is often nothing but an assemblage of different actions, and of different interests, that fortune or our industry knows how to arrange  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) How deceitful hope may be, yet she carries us on pleasantly to the end of life  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) A man’s happiness or unhappiness depends as much on his temperament as on his destiny  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) A clever man reaps some benefit from the worst catastrophe, and a fool can turn even good luck to his disadvantage  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) Nature has concealed at the bottom of our minds talents and abilities of which we are not aware  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) It is a common fault never to be satisfied with our fortune, nor dissatisfied with our understanding  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) We should not judge a man’s merits by his great qualities, but by the use he makes of them  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes) It is as proper to have pride in oneself as it ridiculous to show it to others  (Francois De La Rochefoucau Quotes)
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