Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

Our concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of their worth, but rather of our own need of them and that we have lost some who had a good opinion of us.

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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The U.K. matters with or without being a member of the E.U.

Joe Kaeser

MattersWithoutBeingMember

In October, a maple tree before your window lights up your room like a great lamp. Even on cloudy days, its presence helps to dispel the gloom.

John Burroughs

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I was a pretty disruptive student in class in school. I had a hard time paying attention. I had what they call A.D.D. now, back then I was just a hyper kid.

John Corbett

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My favorite place in the whole world is Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Miguel Ferrer

WorldPlaceWyomingWholeHole

Beyonce is incredibly talented - gifted, in fact. She has an exceptional set of pipes and can actually sing. She is a terrific dancer - without the explicit moves best left for the privacy of her bedroom.

Mike Huckabee

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I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket.

Moe Howard

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I have always believed that all things depended upon Fortune, and nothing upon ourselves.

Lord Byron

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As always, a lot of bad books will be published. Some good books will be published, and you have to seek them out.

Colson Whitehead

GoodYouBadWillAlwaysOut

I'm very pleased to be part of the XCOR team and look forward to working with friends and colleagues on many of the exciting development efforts at XCOR, including the family of Lynx vehicles.

Brian Binnie

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I always say it takes three weeks to know a character and three months to own it. And I think that's probably true of every theater artist. If you really want to see a performance of the show, wait three months.

Brian Stokes Mitchell

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I gained the weight on purpose for 'Little Nicky,' and it was one of those cases where I'd done a few roles where I looked the same way, and I wanted to be the roommate because I thought that was the funniest part for me.

Allen Covert

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I'm always going to be just me.

William Hung

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