“We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Author: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Category: wisdom
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What makes the pain we feel from
“What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Author: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Category: jealousy
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Old men are fond of giving good
“Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Author: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Category: men
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However glorious an action in itself, it
“However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Author: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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It is with an old love as
“It is with an old love as it is with old age a man lives to all the miseries, but is dead to all the pleasures.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Author: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Category: love
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Men often pass from love to ambition,
“Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition to love.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Author: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Category: love
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the
“Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Category: truth
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We all have enough strength to endure
“We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Category: strength
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It is from a weakness and smallness
“It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Category: men
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You can find women who have never
“You can find women who have never had an affair, but it is hard to find a woman who has had just one.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Category: women
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Old age is a tyrant, who forbids,
“Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Category: death
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