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Francois de La Rochefoucauld quotes

French Writer September 15, 1613 – March 17, 1680

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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
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a..."
The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit."
Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the..."
Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much; but he who fancies the world cannot do without him is still more mistaken. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases..."
Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would..."
If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have..."
It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove..."
Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we..."
We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very often look little in one that is too big for us. 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
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it."
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and..."
The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind."
Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by..."
Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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