Glory Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld Download Open image “We exaggerate the glory of some men in order to detract from that of others.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Glory Men Order
The taste for glory can make ordinary men behave in extraordinary ways. — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
Many men nourish a pride which urges them to conceal their struggles and show themselves only as conquerors. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
The life without men praise and regard as successful is but one kind. Why should we exaggerate any one kind at the expense of… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Exaggeration! was ever any virtue attributed to a man without exaggeration? was ever any vice, without infinite exaggeration? Do we not exaggerate ourselves to… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
'Glory' pays tribute to honorable men who faced unimaginable discrimination even as they fought to preserve basic human rights. — Bonnie Hammer Copy Share Image
False glory is the rock of vanity; it seduces men to affect esteem by things which they indeed possess, but which are frivolous, and… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
The love of glory, the fear of disgrace, the incentive to succeed, the desire to live in comfort, and the instinct to humiliate others… — Francois La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men. — Norm MacDonald 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
Her dignity consists in being unknown to the world; her glory is in the esteem of her husband; her pleasures in the happiness of… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
The more perfect the sight is the more delightful the beautiful object. The more perfect the appetite, the sweeter the food. The more musical… — Richard Baxter Copy Share Image
If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not the age of Revolution; when the old and the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Some people say that 'Drag Race' is about glory and immortalizing yourself in the Hall of Fame. For me, it's about shaking RuPaul down… — Trixie Mattel Copy Share Image
Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ. — John of the Cross Copy Share Image
For the glory born of Goodness Never dies, And its flag is not half-masted In the skies. — Bret Harte Copy Share Image
The work, the work, the work. This is what the business is all about. This is the fun, the glory, the pleasure. It's the… — Phil Dusenberry Copy Share Image
It is sure that those are most desirous of honour or glory who cry out loudest of its abuse and the vanity of the… — Baruch Spinoza Copy Share Image
There is so much temptation to hold on to my career even more now. To try to micromanage and dictate every little aspect. But… — Jeremy Lin Copy Share Image
You know, I often thought that the gangster and the artist are the same in the eyes of the masses. They're admired and hero-worshipped… — Stanley Kubrick Copy Share Image
The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy. Others attain unto a glory and may… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
