François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes - Page 2

French author

Of all our faults, the one that we excuse most easily is idleness.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
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A man who finds no satisfaction in himself will seek for it in vain elsewhere.
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We often forgive those who bore us, but we do not forgive those we bore.
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A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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Jealousy is always born with love, but does not always die with it.
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Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils; but present evils triumph over it.
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Virtue would not go to such lengths if vanity did not keep her company.
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All passions make us commit faults, but love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
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True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen.
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We speak little if not egged on by vanity.
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There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
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There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand different versions.
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We are nearer loving those who hate us, than those who love us more than we desire.
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One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger.
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Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
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It is a great ability to be able to conceal one’s ability.
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Listening well and answering well is one of the greatest perfections that can be obtained in conversation.
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