Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

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

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

GoodMemoryNot Good EnoughEnough

On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

DeathManSunLookNorNeither

We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

SpeakTalkWouldRatherThanAbout

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

GoodWisdomPeopleCriticismPraise

The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.

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ValueKnowPrincipalDeservePoint

Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

GoodMenAdviceGivingBadOld

Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

MemoryNobodyJudgmentEveryoneHis

To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

GreatHideSkillKnowAbilityHow

We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

PeopleLittleFaultsPersuadeLarge

The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

TalkingNeverReasonAlwaysLovers

As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

WiserMoreFoolishGrowsOlder

We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

GoodOpinionsFindPersonShareWho

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