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Francois de La Rochefoucauld quotes

French Writer September 15, 1613 – March 17, 1680

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often..."
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Love can no more continue without a constant motion than fire can; and when once you take hope and fear away, you take from it its very life and being. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "However rare true love may be, it is less so than true..."
However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "How rare true love maybe, it is less so than true friendship."
How rare true love maybe, it is less so than true friendship. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly..."
If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Jealousy springs more from love of self than from love of..."
Jealousy springs more from love of self than from love of another. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for..."
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
If there be a love pure and free from the admixture of our other passions, it is that which lies hidden in the bottom of our heart, and which we know not ourselves. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it..."
One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "It is with true love as with ghosts. Every one talks of it but..."
It is with true love as with ghosts. Every one talks of it but few have seen it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few..."
True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few..."
True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand..."
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand different versions. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand..."
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as..."
Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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