Character Quote by François De La Rochefoucauld

If vanity does not entirely overthrow the virtues, at least it makes them all totter.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“It is undoubtedly the case that the practice of the virtues makes one happier. We’ve somewhat lost sight of that essential truth, now that…

— Alexander McCall Smith

Simplicity, patience and forgiveness are three virtues which makes one able to keep good attitude.

— Anil Sinha

We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means…

— Ben Jonson

Virtues are habits of mind, heart, and behavior. They develop through deliberate practice. Forming of a persons character lies in their own hands. Wisdom,…

— Dr Anil Kr Sinha

“Courage is the first of human virtues because it makes all others possible.”

— Aristotle

Humility counts for much, but it may be that vanity does not dispossess that admirable quality.

— Walter J. Phillips

Vanity does not refer to the opinion a man entertains of himself, but to that which he wishes others to entertain of him.

— William Hazlitt

To write well and speak well is mere vanity if one does not live well.

— Bridget of Sweden

Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

There is nothing which vanity does not desecrate.

— Henry Ward Beecher