Perfect courage and utter cowardice are two extremes which rarely occur. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Courage Copy Share Image
No men are oftener wrong than those that can least bear to be so. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Men Copy Share Image
Moral severity in women is only a dress or paint which they use to set off their beauty. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Beauty Copy Share Image
Happiness is in the taste, and not in the things. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Happiness Copy Share Image
True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Bravery Copy Share Image
The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Benefits Copy Share Image
It is easier to fall in love when you are out of it than to get out of it when you are… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Easier Copy Share Image
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one's self. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Art Copy Share Image
Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Long Copy Share Image
We acknowledge that we should not talk of our wives; but we seem not to know that we should talk still less… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Acknowledge Copy Share Image
Men are often so foolish as to boast and value themselves upon their passions, even those that are most vicious. But envy… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Boast Copy Share Image
There are many predicaments in life that one must be a bit crazy to escape from. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Bits Copy Share Image
One man may be more cunning than another, but no one can be more cunning than all the world. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Cleverness Copy Share Image
There are fine things that are more brilliant when they are unfinished than when finished too much. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Beauty Copy Share Image
The gallantry of the mind consists in agreeable flattery. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Flattery Copy Share Image
A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus can he persuade others, as well as… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Accepting Copy Share Image
When the heart is still disturbed by the relics of a passion it is proner to take up a new one than… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Disturbed Copy Share Image
There is many a virtuous woman weary of her trade. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Trade Copy Share Image
All men are equally proud. The only difference is that not all take the same methods of showing it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Differences Copy Share Image
Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrusts himself — François De La Rochefoucauld Silence Copy Share Image
There are no accidents so unlucky from which clever people are not able to reap some advantage, and none so lucky that… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Able Copy Share Image
Plenty of people want to be pious, but no one yearns to be humble. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Be humble Copy Share Image
Our greediness so often troubles us, making us run after so many things at the same time, that while we too eagerly… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Greediness Copy Share Image
Nothing is so contagious as example; never was there any considerable good or ill done that does not produce its like. We… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Action Copy Share Image
