François de La Rochefoucauld quotes - page 10

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing. (François de La Rochefoucauld)
There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do. View quote
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The first lover is kept a long while, when no offer is made of a second. View quote
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Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice. View quote
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He is not to pass for a man of reason who stumbles upon reason by chance but he who knows it and can judge it and has a true taste for it. View quote
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Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself. View quote
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There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of. View quote
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Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with. View quote
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Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly. View quote
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Flattery is a base coin which is current only through our vanity. View quote
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It is difficult to like those whom we do not esteem; but it is no less so to like those whom we esteem more than ourselves. (François de La Rochefoucauld)
There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means. View quote
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Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected. View quote
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When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness. View quote
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Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it. View quote
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A woman is faithful to her first lover for a long time - unless she happens to take a second. View quote
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To establish oneself in the world, one does all one can to seem established there already. View quote
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The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken. View quote
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However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship. View quote
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People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune. View quote
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Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency. (François de La Rochefoucauld)
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company. View quote
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It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit. View quote
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However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else. View quote
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It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them. View quote
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