black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Related Topics

Age Defect Face Grow Mind Worse

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Death Eye Look Neither Steady Sum
The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Only Some Surprise Thing
Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Creator Design Fewer Great Passion Soul Virtue
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Cleavernes Deserve Point Principal
Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Certain Doubt Entirely Jealous Madness Soon Upon
If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Ourselves Outward Peace Seek Source
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Enough God Good Happen Memory Recollect Retain
Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Advice Anyone Benevolent Give Sell Share
There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Disguise Exist Hide Love Simulate
The sure way to be cheated is to think one’s self more cunning than others.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Cheat Cun One Other Self Sure Think
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Contain Jealousy Love More Self
Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Body Gracefulness Mind Understanding
A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Fruit Man Season Worth
We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Annoy Often Paradon Us
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

Achievement Apt Exact Flatter Great Men Own Themselves Truth
Perhaps being old is having lighted rooms inside your head, and people in them, acting. People you know, yet can’t quite name.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

Act Being Head Inside Light Name Old People Perhaps Quiet Room

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes