We should not be much concerned about faults we have the courage to own. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Concerned Copy Share Image
It is a common fault never to be satisfied with our fortune, nor dissatisfied with our understanding. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Common Copy Share Image
There is a sort of love whose very excessiveness prevents the lover's being jealous. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Being jealous Copy Share Image
All who know their own minds know not their own hearts. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Heart Copy Share Image
The passions possess a certain injustice and self interest which makes it dangerous to follow them, and in reality we should distrust… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Certain Copy Share Image
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Friendship Copy Share Image
One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Affair Copy Share Image
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Battle Copy Share Image
Fortune mends more faults in us than ever reason would be able to do. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Able 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
Wit sometimes enables us to act rudely with impunity. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Impunity Copy Share Image
To establish ourselves in the world, we have to do all we can to appear established. To succeed in the world, we… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Succeed Copy Share Image
Some people resemble ballads which are only sung for a certain time. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Ballads Copy Share Image
We love much better those who endeavor to imitate us, than those who strive to equal us. For imitation is a sign… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Competition Copy Share Image
There are several remedies which will cure love, but there are no infallible ones. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Cures Copy Share Image
A man's wits are better employed in bearing up under the misfortunes that lie upon him at present than in foreseeing those… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Employed Copy Share Image
A man may be sharper than another, but not than all others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld May Copy Share Image
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Guilt Copy Share Image
“The truest way to be deceived is to think oneself more knowing than others.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Deception Copy Share Image
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Favors Copy Share Image
The reason we bitterly hate those who deceive us is because they think they are cleverer than we are. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Deceiving Copy Share Image
We are always bored by the very people by whom it is vital not to be bored. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Bored Copy Share Image
There are few people who are not ashamed of their love affairs when the infatuation is over. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld Famous love Copy Share Image
Constancy in love ... is only inconstancy confined to one object. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Confined Copy Share Image
