Best Francois de La Rochefoucauld Wisdom
- Death, like the sun, cannot be looked at steadily. Death
- Were we faultless, we would not derive such satisfaction from remarking the faults of others. Derive
- It is the habit of mediocre minds to condemn all that is beyond their grasp. All
- When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms. Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati The 11 Karmic Spaces: Choosing Freedom from the Patterns… Based
- We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered. Flattered
- We should not judge a man's merits by his great qualities, but by the use he makes of them. Accomplish
- It is as proper to have pride in oneself as it ridiculous to show it to others. Oneself
- It is more often from pride than from ignorance that we are so obstinately opposed to current opinions; we find the first places taken, and… Acceptance
- Those who are themselves incapable of great crimes are ever backward to suspect others. Backward
- We often pay our debts not because it is only fair that we should, but to make future loans easier. Debt
- No matter how much care we put into hiding our passions under the appearances of devotion and honor, they can always be seen to peer… Appearance
- A fashionable woman is always in love - with herself. Fashionable
- We often credit ourselves with vices the reverse of what we have, thus when weak we boast of our obstinacy. Advice
- Self-interest speaks all manner of tongues and plays all manner of parts, even that of disinterestedness. All
- In order to succeed in the world people do their upmost to appear successful. Appear
- To praise princes for virtues they do not possess is to insult them without fear of consequences. Consequence
- Hypocrisy is an homage that vice renders to virtue. Homage
- A person well satisfied with themselves is seldom satisfied with others, and others, rarely are with them. Judging
- There are fine things that are more brilliant when they are unfinished than when finished too much. Beauty
- The constancy of the wise is only the talent of concealing the agitation of their hearts. Agitation
- We speak little if not egged on by vanity. Egged
- Nothing is given so profusely as advice. Advice
- Death and the sun are not to be looked at steadily. Death
- In growing old, we become more foolish - and more wise. Foolish
- The surest proof of being endowed with noble qualities is to be free from envy. Endowed
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