Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDMen give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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In sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
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Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
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Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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