We always love those who admire us, but we do not always love those whom we admire.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDPoliteness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
-
-
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
In love we often doubt what we most believe.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD