It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
-
-
We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD -
To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD