Men sometimes think they hate flattery, but they hate only the manner of flattering. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Flattering 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
Opportunity makes us known to others, but more to ourselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Funny Copy Share Image
Happiness is in the taste, and not in the things. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Happiness Copy Share Image
In growing old, we become more foolish - and more wise. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Foolish Copy Share Image
Some men are like ballads, that are in everyone's mouth a little while. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Ballads Copy Share Image
The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Crime Copy Share Image
The pomp of funerals has more regard to the vanity of the living than the honor of the dead — François De La Rochefoucauld Funeral Copy Share Image
Pity is often a reflection of our own evils in the ills of others. It is a delicate foresight of the troubles… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Delicate Copy Share Image
Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition to love. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Again Copy Share Image
Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Contagious Copy Share Image
It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Able Copy Share Image
Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Judging Copy Share Image
We are much mistaken if we think that men are always brave from a principle of valor, or women chaste from a… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Brave Copy Share Image
It is with an old love as it is with old age a man lives to all the miseries, but is dead… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Age Copy Share Image
Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Envy Copy Share Image
The same strength of character which helps a man resist love, helps to make it more violent and lasting too. People of… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Character Copy Share Image
The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. The glory of great men… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Discovery 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
Nothing is more contagious than example, and no man does any exceeding good or exceeding ill but it spawns new deeds of… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Contagious Copy Share Image
We are not fond of praising, and never praise any one except from interested motives. Praise is a clever, concealed, and delicate… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Clever 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
In every walk of life each man puts on a personality and outward appearance so as to look what he wants to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Appearance Copy Share Image
What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests, an interchange of services given and received;… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Business Copy Share Image
Gratitude is a lively sense of benefits to come. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Benefits Copy Share Image
Humility is the altar upon which God wishes that we should offer Him His sacrifices. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Altars Copy Share Image
How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves? — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Expect Copy Share Image
Death and the sun are not to be looked at steadily. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Death Copy Share Image
“We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Endure Copy Share Image
“Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Cleverness Copy Share Image
The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Candle Copy Share Image
There are some good marriages, but practically no delightful ones. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Delightful Copy Share Image
The intention of cheating no one lays us open to being cheated ourselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Cheated Copy Share Image
Some follies are caught, like contagious diseases. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Caught Copy Share Image
Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everthing which is beyond their range. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Caliber Copy Share Image
Sometimes a fool has talent, but never judgment. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Fool Copy Share Image
Some weak people are so sensible of their weakness as to be able to make a good use of it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Able Copy Share Image
We are almost always bored by just those whom we must not find boring. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Bored Copy Share Image
The first lover is kept a long while, when no offer is made of a second. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld First love Copy Share Image
