“There is a kind of greatness which does not depend upon fortune;It is a certain manner that distinguishes us, and which seems to destine us for great things;It is the value we insensibly set upon ourselves;it is by this quality,that… — La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“It is much easier to extinguish a first desire than to satisfy all of those that follow it.” — La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
“All passions make us commit faults, but love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.” — La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
True love is like seeing ghosts; we all talk about it, but few of us have ever seen one. — La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
“It is with true love as with ghosts and apparitions: Every one talks of it, and scarcely any one has seen it” — La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
“The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others.” — La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
“There is a kind of greatness which does not depend upon fortune;It is a certain manner that distinguishes us, and which seems to destine… — La Rochefoucauld Copy Share
