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Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Men Enough Know Clever Mischief Few

The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger.

Man Brave Worth Country Duty More

There is a preliminary belief that Tuolumne River water could be captured by other reservoirs that are downstream from Hetch Hetchy, the Cherry and Don Pedro reservoirs for instance. Furthermore, any shortfalls could be supplied via greater conservation efforts, newly discovered groundwater supplies, and water purchases when necessary.

Water River Belief Cherry Greater

The Planck satellite may detect the imprint of the gravitational waves predicted by inflation. This would be quantum gravity written across the sky.

Stephen Hawking

Sky Waves Gravity May Would Quantum

One of my favourite kinds of movie is the American picaresque, in which the characters make their way across the country, learning about life against the gorgeous backdrops of that vast land.

Life Learning American Country Land

I realize that sometimes I get bothered when I see the world acting like the world. Did you hear what I said? The world is supposed to act like the world, and God tells us that every generation gets more wicked, so why the surprise? Maybe we have some word to swallow ourselves.

God World Generation Surprise Acting

I added and deleted according to the audiences' response to different gestures, and chose songs to build an act that would constantly stimulate my audience.

Build Audience Act Different Would

Print publications have to be as luxurious an experience as possible. You have to feel it coming off the page. You have to see photographs and pieces that you couldn't possibly see anywhere else.

Experience Feel You Page Possible

The best advice I ever got as an organizer was that if you can organize your family, you're a good organizer.

Family Good Best Advice You Got

Beauty is that little something that fills the whole world, and is contained neither in a single straight nose, a long eyelash, nor a blue mountain. Some see it in a leg of mutton, others in a compound fracture; and to expect others to accept one's own definition of it is as absurd as to expect all humanity to use the same toilet-brush.

William Morris Hunt

Beauty Mountain Blue World Humanity

Part of me would love to have been a leading lady because there's a lot of glamour that goes with that and a lot of applause, but I've been very blessed.

Love Me Blessed Lady Glamour Been

People are fed up with broadcasters pushing the boundaries too far.

Tim Pigott-Smith

People Boundaries Up Fed Up Pushing

Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history.

Nicolas Chamfort

Love Marriage History Love Is More

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