The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDThere is no better proof of a man’s being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
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It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?
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It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
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There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of.
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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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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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Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.
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In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.
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We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
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Taste may change, but inclination never.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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