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Famous Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
“Before we passionately desire a thing, we should examine the happiness of its possessor.”
“Civility is a desire to receive civilities, and to be accounted well-bred.”
“We do not wish ardently for what we desire only through reason.”
“Were we perfectly acquainted with the object, we should never passionately desire it.”
“The desire to be thought clever often prevents a man from becoming so.”
“Men never desire anything very eagerly which they desire only by the dictates of reason.”
“Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.”
“The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired.”
“When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.”
“Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.”
“There are few things we should keenly desire if we really knew what we wanted.”
“The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.”
“The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.”
“We should scarcely desire things ardently if we were perfectly acquainted with what we desire.”