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 ROCHEFOUCAULDIt is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
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There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
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It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves.
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
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We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don’t know where I would be without it.
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Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.
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We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
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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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It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
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We have no patience with other people’s vanity because it is offensive to our own.
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