Famous Quotes / Francois de La Rochefoucauld
458 Quotations by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- 281. The reason we bitterly hate those who deceive us is because they think they are cleverer than we are ...
- 282. The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what ...
- 283. The self-interest that is blamed for all our misdeeds should also often be praised for our good deed ...
- 284. The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwi ...
- 285. The sort of liveliness which increases with age is not far distant from madness.
- 286. The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
- 287. The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others.
- 288. The truest mark of being born with great qualities, is being born without envy.
- 289. The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
- 290. The wise man finds it better not to enter the encounter than to conquer. It is more necessary to stu ...
- 291. The world rewards the appearance of virtue more often than it reward the virtue itself.
- 292. There are both heroes of evil and heroes of good.
- 293. There are certain faults, which when placed in a good light, please more than perfection itself.
- 294. There are crimes that become innocent and even glorious by their brilliancy, number, or excess; and ...
- 295. There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
- 296. There are different kinds of curiosity: one comes from self-interest, which makes us want to know ev ...
- 297. There are few good women who do not tire of their role.
- 298. There are few people who are not ashamed of their love affairs when the infatuation is over.
- 299. There are few people wise enough to prefer useful criticism over treacherous praise.
- 300. There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.