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Famous Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
“If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.”
“It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.”
“Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.”
“Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.”
“Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth.”
“Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.”
“Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.”
“Some people displease with merit, and others' very faults and defects are pleasing.”
“The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech.”
“The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.”
“The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices.”
“Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.”
“We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.”
“We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.”
“We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves.”
“We easily forgive our friends those faults that do no affect us ourselves.”
“We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.”
“We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.”