It is praiseworthy even to attempt a great action. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Action Copy Share Image
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Chance Copy Share Image
Sometimes, occasions occur in life which demand you to be a little foolish in order to skillfully extricate yourself. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Adaptation Copy Share Image
The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Love Copy Share Image
Self-love is more cunning than the most cunning man in the world. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Cunning Copy Share Image
Truth has scarce done so much good in the world as the false appearances of it have done hurt. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Appearance Copy Share Image
Few things are needful to make the wise man happy, but nothing satisfies the fool; - and this is the reason why… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Fool Copy Share Image
The reason why most women have so little sense of friendship is that this is but a cold and flat passion to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Cold Copy Share Image
Friendship is only a reciprocal conciliation of interests, and an exchange of good offices; it is a species of commerce out of… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Business Copy Share Image
In order to succeed in the world people do their upmost to appear successful. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Order Copy Share Image
That which makes the vanity of others unbearable to us is that which wounds our own. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Inspirational Copy Share Image
The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Able Copy Share Image
Everyone takes pleasure in returning small obligations, many people acknowledge moderate ones; but there are only a scarce few who do not… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Acknowledge Copy Share Image
There is such a thing as a general revolution which changes the taste of men as it changes the fortunes of the… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Change Copy Share Image
Silence is the safest policy if you are unsure of yourself. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Ifs Copy Share Image
It is a mighty error to suppose that none but violent and strong passions, such as love and ambition, are able to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Able Copy Share Image
Philosophy easily triumphs over past and future ills; but present ills triumph over philosophy. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Past 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
We often do shallow good in order to accomplish evil with impunity. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Accomplish Copy Share Image
“The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body. After all imaginable care has been taken to heal… — François de La Rochefoucauld Left behind Copy Share Image
We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Good sense Copy Share Image
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Long Copy Share Image
Some good qualities are like the senses: Those who are entirely deprived of them can have no notion of them. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Deprived Copy Share Image
We often select envenomed praise which, by a reaction upon those we praise, shows faults we could not have shown by other… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Faults Copy Share Image
If we never flattered ourselves we should have but scant pleasure. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Flattered Copy Share Image
