We should wish for few things with eagerness, if we perfectly knew the nature of that which was the object of our… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Desire Copy Share Image
There are few people who are more often in the wrong than those who cannot endure to be so. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Endure Copy Share Image
The blindness of men is the most dangerous effect of their pride; it seems to nourish and augment it; it deprives them… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Blindness 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
There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Great man Copy Share Image
A shrewd man has to arrange his interests in order of importance and deal with them one by one; but often our… — François De La Rochefoucauld Self interest 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
One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Fortunate Copy Share Image
Pride indemnifies itself and loses nothing even when it casts away vanity. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Cast away Copy Share Image
Sobriety is concern for one's health - or limited capacity. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Capacity Copy Share Image
We arrive at the various stages of life quite as novices. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Experience Copy Share Image
If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others. — François De La Rochefoucauld Pleasure Copy Share Image
Were we faultless, we would not derive such satisfaction from remarking the faults of others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Faults Copy Share Image
Magnanimity is sufficiently defined by its name, nevertheless one can say it is the good sense of pride, the most noble way… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Defined Copy Share Image
The appearances of goodness and merit often meet with a greater reward from the world than goodness and merit themselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Appearance Copy Share Image
Tis a sort of coquetry to boast that we never coquet. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Boast Copy Share Image
On why I don't trust democracy without extremely powerful systems of accountability and recall What seems to be generosity is often only… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Accountability Copy Share Image
In love the deceit generally outstrips the distrust. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Deceit Copy Share Image
The simplest man with passion will be more persuasive than the most eloquent without. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Eloquent Copy Share Image
Some men are so full of themselves that when they fall in love, they amuse themselves rather with their own passion than… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Fall Copy Share Image
Our self-love can less bear to have our tastes than our opinions condemned. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Bears Copy Share Image
“Almost all our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to to hide them.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Imagination could never invent the number of different contradictions that exist innately in each person's heart. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Contradiction Copy Share Image
The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Desire Copy Share Image
To be a great man it is necessary to turn to account all opportunities. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Accounts Copy Share Image
