There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.
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There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
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Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.
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If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.
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Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too.
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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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Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again.
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If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
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Some people displease with merit, and others’ very faults and defects are pleasing.
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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.
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