Catching Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld Download Open image “There are follies as catching as contagious disorders.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Catching Contagious Disorder Example Folly
Any disease that is treated as a mystery and acutely enough feared will be felt to be morally, if not literally, contagious. — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
As war and government prove, insanity is the most contagious of diseases. — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people. — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Nothing is so contagious as example; never was there any considerable good or ill done that does not produce its like. We imitate good… — 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
I was 3-years-old - to this day it is a vivid memory. My family and I were on a boat, catching fish. As one… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
When they [people with insomnia] start worrying about not sleeping, I'll say, "Say the mantra to myself; if I don't sleep tonight, I'll likely… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Discovering witnesses is just as important as catching criminals. — Simon Wiesenthal Copy Share Image
When you mention to people growing up in Cleveland they bring up the river catching on fire, or LeBron James leaving, they have these… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
I'll just do a round around of the house and make sure the rest of the family are fast asleep. We don't want that… — Kerstin Gier Copy Share Image
Conversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Some kids win the lottery at birth; far too many don't - and most people have a hard time catching up over the rest… — James Heckman Copy Share Image
Bird taxonomy is a difficult field because of the severe anatomical constraints imposed by flight. There are only so many ways to design a… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
For some people, getting pregnant is as easy as catching cold." And there certainly was an analogy there: Colds and babies were both caused… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Attitudes truly are contagious, and from time to time we need to ask ourselves, 'Is mine worth catching?' — Mac Anderson Copy Share Image
I love enemies, though not in the Christian way. They amuse me, excite my blood. Being always on one’s guard, catching every glance, the… — Mikhail Lermontov Copy Share Image
I'm looking for a feel and I have to find what that feel is before I can move on from there. I'm not necessarily… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image