The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Appearance Copy Share Image
There are few good women who do not tire of their role. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Feminism Copy Share Image
It requires no small degree of ability to know when to conceal one's ability. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Ability Copy Share Image
We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld Admire Copy Share Image
The only thing that should astonish us is that anything can yet astonish us. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Astonish Copy Share Image
Weakness is the only fault that is incorrigible. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Fault Copy Share Image
Happiness does not consist in things themselves but in the relish we have of them. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Doe Copy Share Image
Criticism sometimes is really praise, and praise sometimes slander. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Criticism Copy Share Image
In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that is not exactly displeasing — François De La Rochefoucauld Adversity Copy Share Image
Luxury and excessive refinement are sure forerunners of the decadence of states, because when all individuals seek their own interests they neglect… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Decadence Copy Share Image
Our enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Enemies Copy Share Image
The truest comparison we can make of love is to liken it to a fever; we have no more power over the… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Comparison Copy Share Image
The dullness of certain people is sometimes a sufficient security against the attack of an artful man. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Attack Copy Share Image
Those who are overreached by our cunning are far from appearing to us as ridiculous as we appear to ourselves when the… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Appearing 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 Body Copy Share Image
In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Best friend Copy Share Image
“Nothing prevents us being natural so much as the desire to appear so.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Appear Copy Share Image
“The desire to be pitied or to be admired often forms the greater part of our confidence.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Confidence Copy Share Image
We do not like to praise, and seldom praise anyone without self-interest. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Interest Copy Share Image
Boredom ... causes us to neglect more duties than does interest. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Boredom Copy Share Image
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Bore Copy Share Image
Everyone blames his memory, no one blames his judgment. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Blame Copy Share Image
The hunger for applause is the source for all conscious literature and heroism — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Applause Copy Share Image
It is our own vanity that makes the vanity of others intolerable to us — François De La Rochefoucauld Intolerable Copy Share Image
There are reproaches which praise, and praises which defame. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Funny Copy Share Image
The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Clever Copy Share Image
The fame of great men ought to be judged always by their big, fancy names. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Bigs Copy Share Image
There is scarcely any man sufficiently clever to appreciate all the evil he does. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Appreciate Copy Share Image
Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Accidents Copy Share Image
Organize one's values in the order of their worth — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Goal Copy Share Image
The prospect of being pleased tomorrow will never console me for the boredom of today. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Boredom Copy Share Image
Love is one and the same in the original; but there are a thousand different copies of it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copies Copy Share Image
We often act treacherously more from weakness than from a fixed motive. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Fixed Copy Share Image
There is many a virtuous woman weary of her trade. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Trade Copy Share Image
A man cannot please long who has only one kind of wit. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Kind Copy Share Image
“321.—We are nearer loving those who hate us, than those who love us more than we desire.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Love u Copy Share Image
The vivacity that augments with years is not far from folly. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Folly Copy Share Image
We endeavor to make a virtue of the faults we are unwilling to correct. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Endeavor Copy Share Image
Sometimes in life situations develop that only the half-crazy can get out of. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Crazy Copy Share Image
We should not judge a man's merits by his great qualities, but by the use he makes of them. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Accomplish Copy Share Image
