“The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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A True friend is the greatest of
“A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great
“Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Few people have the wisdom to prefer
“Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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There are but very few men clever
“There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Though men are apt to flatter and
“Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Jealousy contains more of self-love than of
“Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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One forgives to the degree that one
“One forgives to the degree that one loves.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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There are few virtuous women who are
“There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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If we have not peace within ourselves,
“If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Why is it that our memory is
“Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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