Famous Quotes / Francois de La Rochefoucauld
458 Quotations by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- 261. The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.
- 262. The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
- 263. The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception.
- 264. The labor of the body frees us from the pains of the mind, and thus makes the poor happy.
- 265. The man whom no one pleases is much more unhappy than the man who pleases no one.
- 266. The mind cannot long act the role of the heart.
- 267. The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
- 268. The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her.
- 269. The most dangerous folly of old people who were once attractive is to forget that they are not so an ...
- 270. The most deceitful people blame deceit in order to use it on some great occasion to promote a certai ...
- 271. The most wise may be so in indifferent and ordinary matters, but they are seldom so in their most se ...
- 272. The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
- 273. The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals.
- 274. The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
- 275. The passions are the most effective orators for persuading. They are a natural art that have infalli ...
- 276. The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
- 277. The person giving the advice returns the confidence placed in him with a disinterested eagerness... ...
- 278. The pleasure of love is in loving.
- 279. The power that the women we love have over us is greater than that which we have over ourselves.
- 280. The prospect of being pleased tomorrow will never console me for the boredom of today.