It is our own vanity that makes the vanity of others intolerable to us — François De La Rochefoucauld Pride Copy Share Image
Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Accidents Copy Share Image
The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Should 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
On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Death Copy Share Image
Humility is often only feigned submission which people use to render others submissive. It is a subterfuge of pride which lowers itself… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Humility Copy Share Image
However wicked men may be, they do not dare openly to appear the enemies of virtue, and when they desire to persecute… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Attributes Copy Share Image
Some disguised deceits counterfeit truth so perfectly that not to be taken in by them would be an error of judgment. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Counterfeit Copy Share Image
Politeness of mind consists in thinking chaste and refined thoughts. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Chaste Copy Share Image
There are people who in spite of their merit disgust us and others who please us in spite of their faults. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Disgusting Copy Share Image
Humility is often merely feigned submissiveness assumed in order to subject others, an artifice of pride which stoops to conquer, and although… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Able Copy Share Image
Those only are despicable who fear to be despised. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Contempt Copy Share Image
Customary use of artifice is the sign of a small mind, and it almost always happens that he who uses it to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Artifice Copy Share Image
The passions often engender their contraries. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Contrary Copy Share Image
The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds of the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal… — Francois De La Rochefoucauld Flaws Copy Share Image
The evil that we do does not attract to us so much persecution and hatred as our good qualities. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Doe Copy Share Image
What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Exercise Copy Share Image
Praise is a more ingenious, concealed, and subtle kind of flattery, that satisfies both the giver and the receiver, though by verydifferent… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Accepting Copy Share Image
It is not enough that we should succeed, but our friends must fail as well. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Enough Copy Share Image
We have not enough strength to follow all our reason. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Enough Copy Share Image
We have more indolence in the mind than in the body. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Body Copy Share Image
There are some persons who only disgust with their abilities, there are persons who please even with their faults. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Ability Copy Share Image
The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Appearing Copy Share Image
It's easier to know people in general than one person in particular — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Clever Copy Share Image
