Calm Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit.”

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people.

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Behind many acts that are thought ridiculous there lie wise and weighty motives.

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“Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever.”

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Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither give themselves…

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A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second.

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We are almost always wearied in the company of persons with whom we are not permitted to be weary.

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The love of new acquaintance comes not so much from being weary of what we had before, or from any satisfaction there is in…

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It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men.

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The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception.

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Jealousy springs more from love of self than from love of another.

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Our distrust of another justifies his deceit.

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No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.

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