Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.

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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Fame infantilises and grants relative impunity. Those that seek it, out of an exaggerated need for admiration or attention, are often the least well equipped to deal with criticism.

Jemima Khan

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Of two pleasures, if there be one which all or almost all who have experience of both give a decided preference, irrespective of any feeling of moral obligation to prefer it, that is the more desirable pleasure.

John Stuart Mill

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You throw sadness, you throw depression, you throw horror at Batman, he's like, 'Yeah, yawn, I've done that.' You throw happiness at him? That's something that riles him; that's something that he's not used to.

Tom King

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One of the big things, especially if you're eating out frequently, is either splitting an entree with someone or ordering a protein-heavy appetizer for an entree, like a salmon or steak tartar. If I'm dying for a burger, I'll get the burger but have it with salad instead of fries and a glass of red wine instead of a beer.

Mary Helen Bowers

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Senator Mikulski has done an outstanding job representing Maryland in the U.S. Senate for nearly 30 years.

Martin O'Malley

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It's very easy to do a fundraiser and spend a lot of money on food and venue and not raise any money. You really do need to twist people's arms into giving, even if they support you.

Michael Seibel

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When we make purchases on credit, they give us only an illusion of prosperity.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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For some reason, as time gets short in life, wasting time escaping through entertainment bothers me.

Dick Van Dyke

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I knew I couldn't do what Eddie Izzard does, so I just tried to write some stories that were based, or partly based, on my own experiences.

Deirdre O'Kane

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Certainly some hosts on Airbnb are opening up their spare bedrooms to meet new people; and some drivers use Uber to carpool with strangers for the companionship. But the most productive members of each community are professional operators, making available their homes or cars as a way to earn or supplement a living.

Brad Stone

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It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves.

Bob Newhart

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Everything we produce and consume has an impact on the environment, on social fabrics, and on the economy. This impact can be positive or negative and, frequently, some combination of the two.

Arancha Gonzalez

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