We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDSome counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.
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Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
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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.
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We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
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One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.
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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don’t know where I would be without it.
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