“Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition to love.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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It is great folly to wish to
“It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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We come altogether fresh and raw into
“We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Nothing is so contagious as example; and
“Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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What seems to be generosity is often
“What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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In friendship as well as love, ignorance
“In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.”
— 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
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They that apply themselves to trifling matters
“They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Heat of blood makes young people change
“Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Being a blockhead is sometimes the best
“Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Many men are contemptuous of riches; few
“Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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