Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

French - Writer | September 15, 1613 - March 17, 1680

We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone.

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WisdomAloneGreatWiseWishFolly

Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.

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Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.

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There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.

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Jealously is always born with love but it does not die with it.

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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.

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Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.

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Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.

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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.

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Some people displease with merit, and others' very faults and defects are pleasing.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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