Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

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

We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

PeopleThoughtLongFindUngrateful

Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

PeopleBlindOthersSome PeopleSome

The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel than the severest treatment at the hands of one loved.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

LovedHandsLovingMoreCruelForce

It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

GreatCleverActBeingAbleConceal

The intellect is always fooled by the heart.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

HeartAlwaysIntellectFooled

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

PainJealousyFeelVanityShameUs

It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

GreatManagementEnoughQualities

Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

UnderstandingBeyondMindsAnything

Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

DesirePolitenessOneselfPolite

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

GoodManAdviceGood AdviceBadOld

If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

FlatteryOthersNeverUsHarmDid

Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

CharacterWeaknessCannotOnlyWhich

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