Flattery is a base coin which is current only through our vanity. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Coins Copy Share Image
Our virtues are most often but our vices disguised — François De La Rochefoucauld Character Copy Share Image
The generality of men have, like plants, latent properties, which chance brings to light. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Chance Copy Share Image
People always complain about their memories, never about their minds. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Complain Copy Share Image
To establish oneself in the world, one does all one can to seem established there already. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Doe Copy Share Image
Envy is destroyed by true friendship, as coquetry by true love. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Coquetry Copy Share Image
“451.—No fools so wearisome as those who have some wit. 452.—No” — François de La Rochefoucauld Fools Copy Share Image
It is not always for virtue's sake that women are virtuous. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Feminism Copy Share Image
Imagination could never invent the number of different contradictions that exist innately in each person's heart. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Contradiction Copy Share Image
The grace of novelty and the length of habit, though so very opposite to one another, yet agree in this, that they… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Agree Copy Share Image
We sometimes condemn the present, by praising the past; and show our contempt of what is now, by our esteem for what… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Contempt Copy Share Image
The best way to rise in society is to use all possible means of persuading people that one has already risen in… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Best way Copy Share Image
It is more often from pride than from ignorance that we are so obstinately opposed to current opinions; we find the first… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Acceptance Copy Share Image
It is as easy to deceive one's self without perceiving it, as it is difficult to deceive others without their finding out. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Deceit Copy Share Image
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Ashamed Copy Share Image
The esteem of good men is the reward of our worth, but the reputation of the world in general is the gift… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Esteem Copy Share Image
It is difficult to define love; all we can say is, that in the soul it is a desire to rule, in… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Body Copy Share Image
Everyone agrees that a secret should be kept intact, but everyone does not agree as to the nature and importance of secrecy.… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Agree Copy Share Image
The heart of man ever finds a constant succession of passions, so that the destroying and pulling down of one proves generally… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Constant Copy Share Image
It is given to few persons to keep this secret well. Those who lay down rules too often break them, and the… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Able Copy Share Image
Men are inconsolable concerning the treachery of their friends or the deceptions of their enemies; and yet they are often very highly… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Betrayal Copy Share Image
To awaken a man who is deceived as to his own merit is to do him as bad a turn as that… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Athenians Copy Share Image
The distempers of the soul have their relapses, as many and as dangerous as those of the body; and what we take… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Body Copy Share Image
The most clever and polite are content with only seeming attentive while we perceive in their mind and eyes that at the… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Attentive Copy Share Image
“Almost all our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to to hide them.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Faults Copy Share Image
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Advice Copy Share Image
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Pay Copy Share Image
Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Courage Copy Share Image
Often we are firm from weakness, and audacious from timidity. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Audacious Copy Share Image
Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Despise Copy Share Image
Weakness is more opposed to virtue than is vice. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Character Copy Share Image
The mark of extraordinary merit is to see those most envious of it constrained to praise. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Envious Copy Share Image
Our minds are as much given to laziness as our bodies. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Body Copy Share Image
He is safe who admits no one to his confidence. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Confidence Copy Share Image
Hope and fear are inseparable. There is no hope without fear, nor any fear without hope. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Fear Copy Share Image
It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but few have seen it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Ghosts Copy Share Image
It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Folly Copy Share Image
The smallest fault of women who give themselves up to love is to love. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Faults Copy Share Image
If we did not have pride, we would not complain of it in others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Complain Copy Share Image
The desire to be thought clever often prevents a man from becoming so. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Becoming Copy Share Image
