It is impossible to love a second time what we have really ceased to love. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Funny Copy Share Image
The trust that we put in ourselves makes us feel trust in others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Feels Copy Share Image
Consolation for unhappiness can often be found in a certain satisfaction we get from looking unhappy. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Certain Copy Share Image
A well-trained mind has less difficulty in submitting to than in guiding an ill-trained mind. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Difficulty Copy Share Image
What makes us so often discontented with those who transact business for us is that they almost always abandon the interest of… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Abandon Copy Share Image
Spiritual health is no more stable than bodily; and though we may seem unaffected by the passions we are just as liable… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Carried away Copy Share Image
If we had no faults, we would not derive so much pleasure from noting those of other people. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Failure Copy Share Image
“It is more shameful to distrust one's friends than to be deceived by them” — François de La Rochefoucauld Friendship Copy Share Image
There are a great many simpletons who know themselves to be so, and who make a very cunning use of their own… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Cunning Copy Share Image
We often persuade ourselves to love people who are more powerful than we are, yet interest alone produces our friendship; we do… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Friendship Copy Share Image
Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Jealousy Copy Share Image
History never embraces more than a small part of reality — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Embrace Copy Share Image
There are people who, like new songs, are in vogue only for a time. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Music Copy Share Image
To awaken a man who is deceived as to his own merit is to do him as bad a turn as that… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Athenians Copy Share Image
In the presence of some people we inevitably depart From ourselves: we are inaccurate, we say things we do not feel, And… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Being yourself Copy Share Image
There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Bad Copy Share Image
We think very few people sensible, except those who are of our opinion. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Opinion 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
When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Faithful Copy Share Image
Honest people will respect us for our merit: the public, for our luck. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Honest Copy Share Image
Only the great can afford to have great defects. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Defects Copy Share Image
It may be said that the vices await us in the journey of life like hosts with whom we must successively lodge;… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Doubt Copy Share Image
The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Cheated 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
