In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDFew things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
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We pardon to the extent that we love.
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Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.
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We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves.
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In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.
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It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.
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A man’s worth has its season, like fruit.
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We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.
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To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.
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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.
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Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
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The accent of a man’s native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.
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Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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