black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Related Topics

Advice Bad Compensate Example Give Inability Love Old People Set

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

There is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Better Constantly Good Man Observation Proof Truly
The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Agreeable Conversation Each Few Intend Other People Reason Say Think
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Already Examine Happy Heart Posses Set Upon
There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Ashamed Been Each Few Longer Love Not Other People
We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

All Come Despite Experience Find Fresh Ourselves Several Stage Together Year
Usually we praise only to be praised.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

On Praise Usually
In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Altogether Best Dfiplease Friend Misfortune Something
Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Being Hinder Nature Nothing Ourselves Seem Strain
True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Everyone Ghost Love Seen Talk True Love
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Gratitude Hope Making Most Secret
There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Access Become Crime Even Glorious Number Splendor
Perhaps being old is having lighted rooms inside your head, and people in them, acting. People you know, yet can’t quite name.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Act Being Head Inside Light Name Old People Perhaps Quiet Room
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.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Desire Effort Internet Make Us Useful Various
Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Amended Cannot Character Defect Weakness
The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Accept Birthplace Heart Mine One Remain Speech
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Imitation Kind Love Thousand

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes