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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: "Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay."
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "There are but very few men clever enough to know all the..."
There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not..."
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
How is it that we remember the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not remember how often we have recounted it to the same person? Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "To know how to hide one's ability is great skill."
To know how to hide one's ability is great skill. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders..."
Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in..."
One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "How can you expect another to keep a secret if we have been..."
How can you expect another to keep a secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves? Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse..."
The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "No men are oftener wrong than those that can least bear to be so."
No men are oftener wrong than those that can least bear to be so. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas..."
Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are..."
When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "The heart is forever making the head its fool."
The heart is forever making the head its fool. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the..."
Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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