Commonplace minds usually condemn what is beyond the reach of their understanding. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Ideas often flash across our minds more complete than we could make them after much labor. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Things often offer themselves to our mind in a more finished form in the very first thought, than we might have made… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
As it is the mark of great minds to say many things in a few words, so it is that of little… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of his own mind. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
As the great ones of this world are unable to bestow health of body or peace of mind, we always pay too… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Narrowness of mind is often the cause of obstinacy; we do not easily believe beyond what we see. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Customary use of artifice is the sign of a small mind, and it almost always happens that he who uses it to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We often in our misfortunes take that for constancy and patience which is only dejection of mind; we suffer without daring to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Those who are condemned to death affect sometimes a constancy and contempt for death which is only the fear of facing it;… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds of the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal… — Francois De La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Idleness and constancy fix the mind to what it finds easy and agreeable. This habit always confines and cramps up our knowledge;… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Moderation is a fear of falling into that envy and contempt which those who grow giddy with their good fortune quite justly… — 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
Bodily labor alleviates the pains of the mind and from this arises the happiness of the poor — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Nature has concealed at the bottom of our minds talents and abilities of which we are not aware. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It often happens that things come into the mind in a more finished form than could have been achieved after much study. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
What renders us so changeable in our friendship is, that it is difficult to know the qualities of the soul, but easy… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Gravity is a mysterious carriage of the body invented to cover the defects of the mind. — 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
Jealousy is always born with love, but does not die with it. In jealousy there is more of self-love than of love to another. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The greatest of all gifts is the power to estimate things at their true worth — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We have not strength enough to follow our reason so far as it would carry us. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
