When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWhy 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?
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
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We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
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Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
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Conceit causes more conversation than wit.
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On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.
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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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Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.
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He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks.
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When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
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Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
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People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.
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