Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
Born: Sep 15, 1613
Died: Mar 17, 1680
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What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Jealousy Pain Vanity Give Bearing Shame Feel Makes Them Us Cutting Assistance
There is many a virtuous woman weary of her trade. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Woman Weary Virtuous Trade Many Her
In love we often doubt what we most believe. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Love Doubt Believe Most Often
He is not to pass for a man of reason who stumbles upon reason by chance but he who knows it and can judge it and has a true taste for it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Man Judge He True Knows Pass Taste Reason Who Chance
As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Saying Great Words Gift Few Nothing Say Characteristic Seem Small Wits Much Speaking
There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Great Men Nothing Society Valued Recommend Vices Them Who Many Serviceable
We always get bored with those whom we bore. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Those Bore Bored Always Get Whom
The mind cannot long play the heart's role. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Heart Mind Long Role Cannot Play
There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Men Clever Few Enough Mischief Know Very Few Men
You can find women who have never had an affair, but it is hard to find a woman who has had just one. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
You Woman Women Find Never Had Affair Just Just One Hard Who
People always complain about their memories, never about their minds. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Memories People Complain Minds About Never Always
We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Those We Cannot Pardon Annoy Often Cannot Us
Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Women Own Reputation Nothing Virtue Tenderness Frequently Quiet Regard
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Best World Our See Could Feel Motives Often Which Ashamed Them Produced Should Actions
When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Love Man Better Faithful Must Force Himself His Than Hardly
Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Good Great Evil Example Nothing Never Contagious Like Does Any Which Produce
Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Memory Judgment Complains Everyone Nobody His
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
Great Worth Big Too Our Seem Look Employment Very May Often Little Us Below
If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Strength Our Weakness More Due Passions Than Resist
In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Hope Gratitude Secret Further Favors Merely Most Mankind
No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Man Evil Clever Enough He Know Does
We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Life Experience Despite Our Several Ourselves Find Raw Come Without Altogether Fresh Years Often Stages
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Others Ourselves Could Never Did Flatter Flattery Us Harm
There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Impossible Few Difficulties Very Few Things Want Themselves Much Means Use Conquer Things Application Resolution
Our aversion to lying is commonly a secret ambition to make what we say considerable, and have every word received with a religious respect. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Respect Word Ambition Every Lying Considerable Secret Our Say Religious Make Commonly Aversion Received
Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating of it too. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Sometimes Pride Envy Too Inspires Toward Which Us Much Use
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