“No men are oftener wrong than those that can least bear to be so.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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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
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There is a kind of elevation which
“There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Our concern for the loss of our
“Our concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of their worth, but rather of our own need of them and that we have lost some who had a good opinion of us.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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One is never fortunate or as unfortunate
“One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Few things are impracticable in themselves; and
“Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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We are nearer loving those who hate
“We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.”
— 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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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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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
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There is no disguise which can hide
“There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Category: love
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