Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDTaste may change, but inclination never.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them.
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Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.
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The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
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Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.
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We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.
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The heart is forever making the head its fool.
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As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
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All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
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The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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