As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD
Francois de La Rochefoucauld on glow
Francois de La Rochefoucauld181 quotes“As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.”
More from Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The accent of one’s birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one’s speech.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make it seem so.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld In sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld To know how to hide one’s ability is great skill.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.
Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld
Original quotes
From our community writers
Our only limitation is that we only believe what is visible to our eyes and audible to our ears.
Shilpa GoelShilpa Goel Some days, you will be close to the finish line and still not make it.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
Bell HooksBell Hooks I separated someplace for each person in my heart, But she claimed to be the owner of it.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Modern-day love stories are born not out of love, but a tired mind and a restless heart.
Puneet MehraPuneet Mehra Forcing things only creates more tension in the mind. Let go.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase It doesn’t take courage to find peace in the arms of destiny. It takes faith.
Anamika GargAnamika Garg I can’t wait to collect memories from every corner of the earth to splash in the vastness of this beautiful world.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry
Meet the writers
More on glow
If we sit deep in meditation, the glow within the body will brighten, and will expand and spread outside. That is Devi Puja.
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarSri Sri Ravi Shankar I am a big foodie, so much so that I eat in every half an hour. This is the secret of my glowing skin.
Deepika PadukoneDeepika Padukone Your body ebbs, flows, ripples, and glows like water. Don’t fear changing tides.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery Choose to live for the moments that make your soul glow.
Safna SulaimanSafna Sulaiman You glow like a radiant moon even amidst on ocean of scars.
Safna SulaimanSafna Sulaiman Be proud of your progress and start glowing.
Saif Ali ManganSaif Ali Mangan Grow with your grace and glow with the faith in yourself.
Saif Ali ManganSaif Ali Mangan The way your inner-light glows is different compared to others. And that alone, makes you a million times more valuable.
Diary S.HDiary S.H