Famous Quotes / Francois de La Rochefoucauld
458 Quotations by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- 241. The confidence we have in ourselves arises in a great measure from that which we have in others.
- 242. The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others.
- 243. The constancy of the wise is only their art of concealing their inner annoyance.
- 244. The defects of the mind are like the wounds of the body: no matter how much care we take to heal the ...
- 245. The defects of the understanding, like those of the face, grow worse as we grow old.
- 246. The desire to appear clever often prevents our being so.
- 247. The desire to be pitied or to be admired is often the main reason we confide in others.
- 248. The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
- 249. The evils we do to others give us less pain than those we do to ourselves.
- 250. The extreme delight we experience in talking about ourselves should warn us that those who listen do ...
- 251. The fame of great men ought to be judged always by the means they used to acquire it.
- 252. The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acquire it.
- 253. The gratitude of most men is nothing more than a secret desire of receiving even greater benefits.
- 254. The greatest mistake of penetration is not to have fallen short, but to have gone too far.
- 255. The greatest mistake of penetration is not to have fallen short, but to have gone too far.
- 256. The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
- 257. The happiness or unhappiness of men depends no less on their dispositions as it does on fortune.
- 258. The harm that others do to us is often less than that which we do to ourselves.
- 259. The head is ever the dupe of the heart.
- 260. The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the geniu ...