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Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt Biography

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French nobleman known for his unique travel experiences and observations of European culture. Detailed information about his life and achievements is limited.

Doe Seems Half Company Fool Wit Clever Deprived Cleverness

Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

“Most frequently we make confidants from vanity, a love of talking, a wish to win the confidence of others, and to make an exchange of secrets.”

Winning Wish Secret Talking Confidence Vanity Confidant

Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

“Nature seems to have treasured up the depth of our mind talents and abilities that we are not aware of; it is the privilege of the passions alone to bring them to light, and to direct us sometimes to surer and more excellent aims than conscious effort could.”

Mind Sometimes Light Seems Passion Ability Effort Talent Conscious Direct Aim Depth Privilege Excellent Treasured Talents And Abilities

Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

“Young women that would not be thought coquettish, and old men that would not be ridiculous, should never talk of love, as if they had any concern in it.”

Ifs Men Should Young Concern Ridiculous Old Man Young Women

Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

“However different men's fortunes may be, there is always something or other that balances the ill and the good, and makes all even at last.”

Men May Different Lasts Balance Fortune Ill

Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

“The disabusing a man strongly possessed with an opinion of his own worth is the very same ill office that was done to the fool at Athens, who fancied all the ships that came into the harbor were his own.”

Men Done Opinion Fool Office Ill Ships Possessed Harbors Athens

Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

“The unbosoming oneself to another is a kind of release to the soul, which strives to lighten its burden and find ease by throwing off the weight that lay heavy upon it.”

Kind Soul Weight Lays Strive Oneself Burden Heavy Release Ease Throwing Strife

Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

“What men have given the name of friendship to is nothing but an alliance, a reciprocal accommodation of interest, an exchange of good offices; in it is nothing but a system of traffic, in which self-love always proposes to itself some advantage.”

Men Self Names Given Interest Self Love Office Advantage Traffic Propose Alliances Reciprocal Accommodations Love Always Good Office

Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

“More things are left undone through neglect of duty than through neglect of self-interest.”

Self Left Interest Duty Neglect Self Interest Undone

Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

“The highest skill is the true judgment of values.”

Values Skills Judgment Highest

Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

“The most trying fools are the bright ones.”

Trying Fool

Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

“Nothing is given so willingly as advice.”

Given Advice

Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

About the Author

Born: January 11, 1747
Died: March 27, 1827
Known for: Author
Quotes: 12

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