Sometimes Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Passion often renders the most clever man a fool, and sometimes renders the most foolish man clever.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Wit sometimes enables us to act rudely with impunity.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Clemency, which we make a virtue of, proceeds sometimes from vanity, sometimes from indolence, often from fear, and almost always from a…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The most violent passions sometimes leave us at rest, but vanity agitates us constantly.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Sometimes there are accidents in our lives the skillful extrication from which demands a little folly.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The dullness of certain people is sometimes a sufficient security against the attack of an artful man.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

A man is sometimes as different from himself as he is from others.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We are sometimes as different from ourselves as we are from others.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

A man is sometimes better off deceived about the one he loves, than undeceived.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Sometimes we lose friends for whose loss our regret is greater than our grief, and others for whom our grief is greater…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Constancy in love is a perpetual inconstancy which fixes our hearts successively to all the qualities of the person loved--sometimes admiring one…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Passions often produce their contraries: avarice sometimes leads to prodigality, and prodigality to avarice; we are often obstinate through weakness and daring…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Humility is the sure evidence of Christian virtues. Without it, we retain all our faults still, and they are only covered over…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Sometimes we meet a fool with wit, never one with discretion.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Sometimes in life situations develop that only the half-crazy can get out of.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Sometimes we think we dislike flattery, but it is only the way it is done that we dislike.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Criticism sometimes is really praise, and praise sometimes slander.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Sometimes there is equal or more ability in knowing how to use good advice than there is in giving it.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

It appears that nature has hid at the bottom of our hearts talents and abilities unknown to us. It is only the…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Sometimes, occasions occur in life which demand you to be a little foolish in order to skillfully extricate yourself.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

It is a mighty error to suppose that none but violent and strong passions, such as love and ambition, are able to…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Sometimes a fool has talent, but never judgment.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The rust of business is sometimes polished off in a camp; but never in a court.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Men sometimes think they hate flattery, but they hate only the manner of flattering.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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

We sometimes differ more widely from ourselves than we do from others.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We sometimes condemn the present, by praising the past; and show our contempt of what is now, by our esteem for what…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

It is sometimes a point of as much cleverness to know to make good use of advice from others as to be…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld