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Francois de La Rochefoucauld quotes about thinking

French Writer September 15, 1613 – March 17, 1680

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is..."
The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us."
We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning..."
The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle..."
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "He who lives without folly is not as wise as he may think."
He who lives without folly is not as wise as he may think. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks."
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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
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
Thinkers think and doers do. But until the thinkers do and the doers think, progress will be just another word in the already overburdened vocabulary by sense. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "The truest way to be deceived is to think oneself more knowing..."
The truest way to be deceived is to think oneself more knowing than others. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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