Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.
FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULDWe would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
More Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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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 virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.
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Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route.
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We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.
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Ridicule dishonors a man more than dishonor does.
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Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.
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In love we often doubt what we most believe.
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Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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