Men are not only prone to forget benefits; they even hate those who have obliged them, and cease to hate those who… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The reason we bitterly hate those who deceive us is because they think they are cleverer than we are. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
When our hatred is too alive puts us below what we hate. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We sometimes think that we hate flattery, but we only hate the manner in which it is done. [Fr., On croit quelquefoir… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The hate of favourites is only a love of favour. The envy of NOT possessing it, consoles and softens its regrets by… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
If one judges love according to the greatest part of the effects it produces, it would appear to resemble rather hatred than… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
When our hatred is violent, it sinks us even beneath those we hate. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Men sometimes think they hate flattery, but they hate only the manner of flattering. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Behind many acts that are thought ridiculous there lie wise and weighty motives. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither give themselves… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We are almost always wearied in the company of persons with whom we are not permitted to be weary. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The love of new acquaintance comes not so much from being weary of what we had before, or from any satisfaction there is in… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Jealousy springs more from love of self than from love of another. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
![“We sometimes think that we hate flattery, but we only hate the manner in which it is done. [Fr., On croit quelquefoir hair la flatterie; maid on ne hait que a maniere de flatter.]” quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f92/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_done_we-sometimes-think-that-we-hate-flattery_815207.jpg)
