François de La Rochefoucauld quotes - page 17

For the credit of virtue we must admit that the greatest misfortunes of men are those into which they fall through their crimes. (François de La Rochefoucauld)
Self-love is more cunning than the most cunning man in the world. View quote
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The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted. View quote
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Many young persons believe themselves natural when they are only impolite and coarse. View quote
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The passions often engender their contraries. View quote
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True friendship destroys envy, and true love destroys coquetterie. View quote
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Jealousy is not so much the love of another as the love of ourselves. View quote
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Tricks and treachery are merely proofs of lack of skill. View quote
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There are reproaches which praise, and praises which defame. View quote
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It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another. View quote
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It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible. (François de La Rochefoucauld)
Were we to take as much pains to be what we ought, as we do to disguise what we are, we might appear like ourselves without being at the trouble of any disguise at all. View quote
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What makes lovers never tire of one another is that they talk always about themselves. View quote
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Our actions are like the terminations of verses, which we rhyme as we please. View quote
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The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age in which we live. View quote
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One kind of happiness is to know exactly at what point to be miserable. View quote
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We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered. View quote
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If it requires great tact to speak to the purpose, it requires no less to know when to be silent. View quote
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Solemnity is a device of the body to hide the faults of the mind. View quote
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The ambitious deceive themselves when they propose an end to their ambition for that end, when attained, becomes a means. View quote
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There are few women whose charm survives their beauty. (François de La Rochefoucauld)
There are follies as catching as contagious disorders. View quote
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As love increases, prudence diminishes. View quote
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Virtues lose themselves in self-interest, as rivers in the sea. View quote
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Some men are like ballads, that are in everyone's mouth a little while. View quote
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