A man is sometimes better off deceived about the one he loves, than undeceived. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Better off Copy Share Image
Sobriety is concern for one's health - or limited capacity. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Capacity Copy Share Image
However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Friend Copy Share Image
“If we had no faults we should not take so much pleasure in noting those of others.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Criticism Copy Share Image
To know oneself is not necessarily to improve oneself — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Improve Copy Share Image
Virtue would not go to such lengths if vanity did not keep her company — François De La Rochefoucauld Business Copy Share Image
To boast that one never flirts is actually a kind of flirtation. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Boast Copy Share Image
Our actions are like the terminations of verses, which we rhyme as we please. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Action Copy Share Image
The soul's maladies have their relapses like the body's. What we take for a cure is often just a momentary rally or… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Body 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 Believe Copy Share Image
Few things are impossible in themselves: application to make them succeed fails us more often than the means. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Application Copy Share Image
If one acts rightly and honestly, it is difficult to decide whether it is the effect of integrity or skill. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Difficult Copy Share Image
In all aspects of life, we take on a part and an appearance to seem to be what we wish to be--and… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Actor Copy Share Image
“The defects of the mind are like the wounds of the body. Whatever care we take to heal them the scars ever… — François de la Rochefoucauld Psychology Copy Share Image
The confidence which we have in ourselves give birth to much of that, which we have in others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Birth Copy Share Image
The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Communication 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
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
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
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
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 Caught Copy Share Image
A wise man should order his interests, and set them all in their proper places. This order is often troubled by greed,… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Consideration Copy Share Image
It is more often from pride than from defective understanding that people oppose established opinions: they find the best places taken in… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Accepting Copy Share Image
What we take for virtue is often but an assemblage of various ambitions and activities that chance, or our own astuteness, have… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Activity Copy Share Image
It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness — François De La Rochefoucauld Cleverness Copy Share Image
We torment ourselves rather to make it appear that we are happy than to become so. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Appear Copy Share Image
Idleness and fear keeps us in the path of duty, but our virtue often gets the praise. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Character Copy Share Image
Our good qualities expose us more to hatred and persecution than all the ill we do. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Good quality Copy Share Image
What makes vanity so insufferable to us, is that it hurts our own. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Hurt Copy Share Image
There are follies as catching as contagious disorders. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Catching Copy Share Image
Gravity is a mysterious carriage of the body invented to cover the defects of the mind. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Body Copy Share Image
We wish to attract praise to ourselves even as we seem to be praising others — François De La Rochefoucauld Attract Copy Share Image
If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Affection Copy Share Image
Confidence in conversation has a greater share than wit. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Communication Copy Share Image
It is as common for tastes to change as it is uncommon for traits of character. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Character Copy Share Image
“How rare true love maybe, it is less so than true friendship.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Friend Copy Share Image
It's easier to know people in general than one person in particular — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Clever Copy Share Image
To think to be wise alone is a very great folly. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Being wise Copy Share Image
Silence is the best security to the man who distrusts himself. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
Οur own distrust somewhat justifies the deceit of others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Deceit Copy Share Image
