Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Character Copy Share Image
In their early passions women are in love with the lover, later they are in love with love. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Love Copy Share Image
Humility is often a false front we employ to gain power over others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld False Copy Share Image
In love deceit almost always outstrips distrust. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Deceit Copy Share Image
Only the great can afford to have great defects. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Afford Copy Share Image
We had better appear what we are, than affect to appear what we are not. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Appear Copy Share Image
A respectable man may love madly, but not foolishly. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Folly Copy Share Image
To be a great man it is necessary to know how to profit by the whole of our good fortune. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Fortune 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
Kings do with men as with pieces of money; they give them what value they please, and we are obliged to receive… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Currents Copy Share Image
We should desire very few things passionately if we did but perfectly know the nature of the things we desire. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Desire Copy Share Image
There is at least as much eloquence in the voice, eyes, and air of a speaker as in his choice of words. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Air Copy Share Image
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Enough Copy Share Image
The measure of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acquire it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Acquire Copy Share Image
We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Affection Copy Share Image
Neither love nor fire can subsist without perpetual motion; both cease to live so soon as they cease to hope, or to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Cease Copy Share Image
There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Adversity 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
Sincerity is a certain openness of heart. It is to be found in very few, and what we commonly look upon to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Certain Copy Share Image
The reason why lovers and their mistresses never tire of being together is that they are always talking of themselves. [Fr., Ce… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Being together 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
Instead of considering that the worst way to persuade or please others is to try thus strongly to please ourselves, and that… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Answers Copy Share Image
The secret of pleasing in conversation is not to explain too much everything; to say them half and leave a little for… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Communication Copy Share Image
Moderation is caused by the fear of exciting the envy and contempt which those merit who are intoxicated with their good fortune;… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Contempt Copy Share Image
When the philosophers despised riches, it was because they had a mind to vindicate their own merit, and take revenge upon the… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Despised Copy Share Image
The passions often engender their contraries. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Contraries Copy Share Image
![“The reason why lovers and their mistresses never tire of being together is that they are always talking of themselves. [Fr., Ce qui fait que amants et les maitresses ne s'ennuient point d'etre ensemble; c'est qu'ils parlent toujours d'eux memes.]” quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fcf/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_being-together_the-reason-why-lovers-and-their-mistress_3032844.jpg)
