He that would be a great man must learn to turn every accident to some advantage. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Accidents 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
Humility is often a false front we employ to gain power over others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld False humility Copy Share Image
When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms. Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati The 11 Karmic Spaces: Choosing Freedom… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Being faithful Copy Share Image
The desire which urges us to deserve praise strengthens our good qualities, and praise given to wit, valour, and beauty, tends to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Beauty Copy Share Image
We often in our misfortunes take that for constancy and patience which is only dejection of mind; we suffer without daring to… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Constancy Copy Share Image
We own up to minor failings, but only so as to convince others that we have no major ones. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Convince Copy Share Image
Our enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Enemy Copy Share Image
Those who are themselves incapable of great crimes are ever backward to suspect others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Crime Copy Share Image
The reason why lovers are never bored together is that they are always talking of themselves. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Bored Copy Share Image
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Ill Copy Share Image
Happiness does not consist in things themselves but in the relish we have of them. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Doe Copy Share Image
Nothing ought more to humiliate men who have merited great praise than the care they still take to boast of little things. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Boast Copy Share Image
We say little, when vanity does not make us speak. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Pride Copy Share Image
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Desire Copy Share Image
The breeding we give young people is ordinarily but an additional self-love, by which we make them have a better opinion of… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Breeding Copy Share Image
“We should not be upset that others hide the truth from us, when we hide it so often from ourselves.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Life Copy Share Image
The most violent passions sometimes leave us at rest, but vanity agitates us constantly. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Agitate Copy Share Image
To establish yourself in the world a person must do all they can to appear already established. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Appearance Copy Share Image
It requires greater virtues to support good fortune than bad. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Character Copy Share Image
It seems that nature, which has so wisely disposed our bodily organs with a view to our happiness, has also bestowed on… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Happiness Copy Share Image
The world is full of pots jeering at kettles. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Jeering Copy Share Image
Sometimes there are accidents in our lives the skillful extrication from which demands a little folly. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Accidents Copy Share Image
Though most of the friendships of the world ill deserve the name of friendships; yet a man may make use of them… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Cheated Copy Share Image
