Beauty Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld Download Open image “Moral severity in women is only a dress or paint which they use to set off their beauty.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Beauty Character Dresses Moral Morality Paint Severity Use Women Women beauty
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A woman can look both moral and exciting... if she also looks as if it was quite a struggle. — Edna Ferber Copy Share Image
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Among human beings, the subjection of women is much more complete at a certain level of civilization than it is among savages. And the… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Modesty in woman is a virtue most deserving, since we do all we can to cure her of it. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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What one person sees as degrading and disgusting and bad for women might make some women feel empowered and beautiful and strong. — Sasha Grey 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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How could anybody confuse truth with beauty, I thought as I looked at him. Truth came with sunken eyes, bony or scarred, decayed. Its… — Janet Fitch Copy Share Image
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There are various orders of beauty, causing men to make fools of themselves in various styles. — George Eliot Copy Share Image
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Call her beautiful a million times and she won't believe you. Call her ugly once, and she will never forget it. — Tumblr Copy Share Image