There is more self-love than love in jealousy — Francois De La Rochefoucauld Jealousy Copy Share Image
Time's chariot-wheels make their carriage-road in the fairest face. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Age Copy Share Image
Commonplace minds usually condemn what is beyond the reach of their understanding. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Commonplace Copy Share Image
That which makes the vanity of others unbearable to us is that which wounds our own. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Inspirational Copy Share Image
Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Body Copy Share Image
We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Annoy Copy Share Image
All who know their own minds know not their own hearts. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Heart Copy Share Image
“We always like those who admire us; we do not always like those whom we admire” — François de La Rochefoucauld Admire Copy Share Image
It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Able Copy Share Image
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Disposition Copy Share Image
We often pride ourselves on even the most criminal passions, but envy is a timid and shamefaced passion we never dare to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Acknowledge Copy Share Image
The applause we give those who are new to society often proceeds from a secret envying of those already established. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Applause Copy Share Image
For the credit of virtue we must admit that the greatest misfortunes of men are those into which they fall through their… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Credit Copy Share Image
A man of understanding finds less difficulty in submitting to a wrong-headed fellow, than in attempting to set him right. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Adversity 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… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Born Copy Share Image
It is often hard to determine whether a clear, open, and honorable proceeding is the result of goodness or of cunning. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Clear Copy Share Image
The evil that we do does not attract to us so much persecution and hatred as our good qualities. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Doe 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 Body Copy Share Image
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 Christian Copy Share Image
Confidence always pleases those who receive it. It is a tribute we pay to their merit, a deposit we commit to their… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Claims Copy Share Image
Jealousy is in some measure just and reasonable, since it merely aims at keeping something that belongs to us or we think… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Aim 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 Able Copy Share Image
Satire is at once the most agreeable and most dangerous of mental qualities. It always pleases when it is refined, but we… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Dangerous Copy Share Image
Nothing is so contagious as example; never was there any considerable good or ill done that does not produce its like. We… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Action Copy Share Image
When we enlarge upon the affection our friends have for us, this is very often not so much out of a sense… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Affection Copy Share Image
Virtue is the habit of acting according to wisdom. GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ, "Felicity", Leibniz: Political Writings Virtue is harder to be got… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Acting Copy Share Image
We are deceived if we think that mind and judgment are two different matters: judgment is but the extent of the light… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Agree Copy Share Image
We label judges with having the meanest motives, and yet we desire that our reputation and fame should depend upon the judgment… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Bias Copy Share Image
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 Able 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 Convince Copy Share Image
Some crimes get honor and renown by being committed with more pomp, by a greater number, and in a higher degree of… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Achievement Copy Share Image
Fearlessness is a more than ordinary strength of mind, which raises the soul above the troubles, disorders, and emotions which theprospect of… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Accidents Copy Share Image
