Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

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

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

VanityGoVirtueCompanyKeepFar

To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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