Were we not proud ourselves, we should not complain of the pride of others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Complaining Copy Share Image
Good taste comes more from the judgment than from the mind. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Decision making Copy Share Image
There is great skill in knowing how to conceal one's skill. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Inspirational Copy Share Image
Female gossips are generally actuated by active ignorance. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Active Copy Share Image
Virtue is to the soul what health is tot he body. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Body Copy Share Image
Vices are ingredients of virtues just as poisons are ingredients of remedies. Prudence mixes and tempers them and uses them effectively against… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Character Copy Share Image
Our envy always outlives the felicity of its object. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Envy Copy Share Image
Too great cleverness is but deceptive delicacy, true delicacy is the most substantial cleverness. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Cleverness Copy Share Image
People are more slanderous from vanity than from malice. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Inspirational Copy Share Image
However great the advantages given us by nature, it is not she alone, but fortune with her, which makes heroes. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Advantage Copy Share Image
Self-love increases or diminishes for us the good qualities of our friends, in proportion to the satisfaction we feel with them; and… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Diminish Copy Share Image
To praise great actions with sincerity may be said to be taking part in them. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Action Copy Share Image
We would rather see those to whom we do good, than those who do good to us. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Funny Copy Share Image
Men frequently do good only to give themselves opportunity of doing ill with impunity. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Giving Copy Share Image
Moderation is an ostentatious proof of our strength of character.... — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Character Copy Share Image
It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness — François De La Rochefoucauld Cleverness Copy Share Image
Avarice misapprehends itself almost always. There is no passion which more often will miss its aim, nor upon which the present has… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Aim Copy Share Image
Prudence and love are inconsistent; in proportion as the last increases, the other decreases. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld And love Copy Share Image
We often shed tears that deceive ourselves after deceiving others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Deceiving Copy Share Image
It is much better to learn to deal with the ills we have now than to speculate on those that may befall… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Deals Copy Share Image
We may say of agreeableness, as distinct from beauty, that it is a symmetry whose rules are unknown. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Agreeableness Copy Share Image
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Business 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
We frequently do good in order to enable us to do evil later with impunity exemption of punishment. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Evil Copy Share Image
