Absence extinguishes small passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out a candle, and blows in a fire. — Francois La Rochefoucauld Absence Copy Share Image
Old men like to give good advice in order to console themselves for not being any longer able to set bad examples. — Francois La Rochefoucauld Advice Copy Share Image
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one that we take the least care of all to acquire. — Francois La Rochefoucauld Blessings Copy Share Image
Most women do not grieve so much for the death of their lovers for love's-sake, as to show they were worthy of… — Francois La Rochefoucauld Death Copy Share Image
Confidence in nonsense is a requirement of the creative process — Francois La Rochefoucauld Confidence Copy Share Image
The veracity which increases with old age is not far from folly. — Francois La Rochefoucauld Age Copy Share Image
Jealousy is the greatest of all evils, and the one which arouses the least pity in the person who causes it. — Francois La Rochefoucauld Causes Copy Share Image
“We do not despise all those with vices, but we do despise all those without a single virtue.” — Francois La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The love of glory, the fear of disgrace, the incentive to succeed, the desire to live in comfort, and the instinct to… — Francois La Rochefoucauld Courage Copy Share Image
Perfect courage means doing unwitnessed what we would be capable of with the world looking on — Francois La Rochefoucauld Courage Copy Share Image
Those learned in the law, when they do give advice without the usual fee, and in the confidence of friendship, generally say,… — Francois La Rochefoucauld Advice Copy Share Image
The pleasure of love is in loving, and we derive more happiness from the passion that we experience than from the passion… — Francois La Rochefoucauld Happiness Copy Share Image
Love is like the ocean waves, it either has it high or low times and when it's high, it just drowns you… — Francois La Rochefoucauld Love Copy Share Image
In the old age of love as in life we still survive for the evils, though no longer for the pleasures. — Francois La Rochefoucauld Age Copy Share Image
The truly wise, Will only prize, Good manners, Sense and learning — Francois La Rochefoucauld Good man Copy Share Image
