Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
Born: Sep 15, 1613
Died: Mar 17, 1680
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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
People Pride Envy Own Think Enough Mark Others Considerable Take Conceited Merit May Being Unfortunate Them Themselves Fortune
Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Before Everyone Valour Consists Would Would-Be Perfect Without Witnesses Doing Which Capable
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person? Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Good Memory Not Good Enough Enough Our Recollect Triviality Retain How Least Person Same Often Happens Us Why
If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Man Fools Would Witty Were Loss Greatly Often Company
Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Love Ambition Seldom Leads Return Does Often To Love
Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Become Matters Minds Those Small Generally Occupy Greatness Incapable Who
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Fears Our Promise Hopes Perform According
If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Love Friendship Judge Hatred Consequences More Than Resembles Nearly
As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Older More Foolish Wiser Becomes Grows
It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Relationship Fault He Almost Always Ceases Loved Loves Realize Who
They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Great Become Matters Trifling Great Ones Commonly Themselves Incapable Apply
Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Fear Repentance Consequences Remorse Done Much
Usually we praise only to be praised. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Only Praise Praised
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
Giving Vanity Fond Give More Only Part Generosity Most Call Because Exercise Than Thing
Those that have had great passions esteem themselves for the rest of their lives fortunate and unfortunate in being cured of them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Great Rest Those Had Passions Cured Being Esteem Unfortunate Them Themselves Fortunate Lives
It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Laziness Duty Virtue Our Within Timidity Gets Often While Us Keep Credit
It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Great Clever Able Conceal Cleverness Being Act
The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Value Point Know Principal Cleverness How Just Deserve Things
However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Wisdom Great Glorious Action Ought Pass However Effect Itself Intention
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
Truth Think Else Those Tell Distrust More Sincerity Still However Greatly Than Anyone Anyone Else Converse Us
The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Hate More Mistress Ready Loves Her
A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Wise Man Wise Man Battle Win More Join Than Thinks
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Wise Folly He Without Who Lives Thinks
Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Death Age Youth Old Old Age Pain Tyrant Pleasures Who
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Virtue Would Vanity Go Did Far Company Keep
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Great Ambition Secure Seems Great One More Small Generosity Than Often Disguised Order Which Interest
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