black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Related Topics

Accident Folly Help Little Necessary Out Some

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

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

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
The surest way to be deceived is to consider oneself cleverer than others.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Clever Consider Deceive Oneself Other Sure Way
We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Confess Fault Large Little One People Persuade
It is not in the power of even the most crafty dissimulation to conceal love long, where it really is, nor to counterfeit it long where it is not.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Conceal Counterfeit Crafty Dissimulation Long Love Most Power
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Despise Vice Virtue
Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Confidence Contribution Conversion More
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
However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Friendship However Less Love Rate True
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Find People Seldom Serve Them Ungrateful
Jealousy is bred in doubts. When those doubts change into certainties, then the passion either ceases or turns absolute madness.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Absolute Cease Certain Change Doubt Either Jealousy Madness Passion Turn
Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Advice Console Example Fond Give Men Old Proof Themselves
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Owe Pay Pride Wish
There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Bad Dangerous Devoid Goodness People Quiet
Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Atter Community Evil Find Hard Philosophy Vanquish
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Company Keep Variety Virtue
We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Accept Find Opinion Seldom Sense Those

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes