Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDRepentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
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Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
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Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
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Usually we praise only to be praised.
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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
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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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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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