Love of fame, fear of disgrace, schemes for advancement, desire to make life comfortable and pleasant, and the urge to humiliate others… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Man only blames himself in order that he may be praised. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The blindness of men is the most dangerous effect of their pride; it seems to nourish and augment it; it deprives them… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The cunningest dissimulation is when a man pretends to be caught in the traps others set for him; and a man is… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The simplest man with passion will be more persuasive than the most eloquent without. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Some men are so full of themselves that when they fall in love, they amuse themselves rather with their own passion than… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
To be a great man it is necessary to turn to account all opportunities. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
That man, we may be sure, is a person of true worth, whom those who envy him most are yet forced to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The moderation of men in the most exalted fortunes is a desire to be thought above those things that have raised them… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
However much we may distrust men's sincerity, we always believe they speak to us more sincerely than to others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Few things are needed to make a wise man happy; nothing can make a fool content; that is why most men are… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The passions are the only orators that always persuade: they are, as it were, a natural art, the rules of which are… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Men have written in the most convincing manner to prove that death is no evil, and this opinion has been confirmed on… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It is easier to understand mankind in general than any individual man. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The most ingenious men continually pretend to condemn tricking--but this is often done that they may use it more conveniently themselves, when… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The man who leaves a woman best pleased with herself is the one whom she will soonest wish to see. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A man often believes himself leader when he is led; as his mind endeavors to reach one goal, his heart insensibly drags… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A man, in order to establish himself in the world, does everything he can to appear established there. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The health of the soul is something we can be no more sure of than that of the body; and though a… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The measure of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acquire it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
If it were not for poetry, few men would ever fall in love. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Vanity, shame, and above all disposition, often make men brave and women chaste. — 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
