Able Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld Download Open image “It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Able Clever Cleverness
It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness — François De La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“It is a great act of cleverness to conceal one's being clever.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It i impossible to foresee the consequences of being clever, so you try to avoid it whenever you can. — Christopher Strachey Copy Share Image
The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
I don't try to be clever at all. The idea that I could see what no one else can is an illusion. — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“What is sometimes thought to be clever is, significantly often, merely an advanced form of foolishness.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Behind many acts that are thought ridiculous there lie wise and weighty motives. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever.” — François de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither give themselves… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
We are almost always wearied in the company of persons with whom we are not permitted to be weary. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The love of new acquaintance comes not so much from being weary of what we had before, or from any satisfaction there is in… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Jealousy springs more from love of self than from love of another. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
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