Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

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

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: September 15, 1613 - March 17, 1680

Topics

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I can only speak for my husband and myself, but we don't feel like we could do any of this parenting without our faith.

Jodi Benson

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When I'm on the court, I try to play with all my emotion and heart.

Jeremy Lin

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An elephant funeral makes me weep every time, and so does an ad with a kid leaving home for college.

Andrew Sean Greer

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I'm quite shy, so I hate seeing my private life splashed over the papers.

Andrea Bocelli

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When I was 16, the first book I ever actually purchased with my own money, in fact, and had read on my own time was 'Hunt for Red October' by Tom Clancy.

Max Brooks

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Being honest with the public is how they respect you.

Angel Haze

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Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Mason Cooley

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I have been stubborn and getting into trouble since I was 2, but I learned how to redirect that into good causes.

Julia Butterfly Hill

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In almost every case, cutting things back is a way of favoring what is left.

Jason Fried

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In this world, conversations are negotiations for closeness in which people try to seek and give confirmation and support, and to reach consensus. They try to protect themselves from others' attempts to push them away.

Deborah Tannen

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Mortals liberate Buddhas and Buddhas liberate mortals.

Bodhidharma

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'Research,' for me, is a big word that encompasses a lot of different activities, all of them based around curiosity. Research is traveling to places, or studying snowflakes with a magnifying glass, or excavating one's memories. Research is walking around Hamburg with a notebook.

Anthony Doerr

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