“People would not long remain in social life if they were not the dupes of each other.”
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Famous Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
“If a man doesn't find ease in himself, 'tis in vain to seek it elsewhere.”
“If we never flattered ourselves we should have but scant pleasure.”
“True bravery means doing alone that which one could do if all the world were by.”
“Virtue would not make such advances if there were not a little vanity to keep it company.”
“If you cannot find peace in yourself, it is useless to look for it elsewhere.”
“We should often blush at our noblest deeds if the world were to see all their underlying motives.”
“If it were not for poetry, few men would ever fall in love.”
“There are some who never would have loved if they never had heard it spoken of.”
“Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.”
“If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.”
“There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.”
“If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.”
“If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss.”
“If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us.”
“To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.”
“How can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?”
“If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.”
“If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.”
“There are few things we should keenly desire if we really knew what we wanted.”
“If we had no faults, we would not derive so much pleasure from noting those of other people.”
“If we did not have pride, we would not complain of it in others.”
“If we are incapable of finding peace in ourselves, it is pointless to search elsewhere.”
“If one judges love by the majority of its effects, it is more like hatred than like friendship.”
“People would never fall in love if they hadn't heard love talked about.”
“If vanity does not entirely overthrow the virtues, at least it makes them all totter.”
“Innocence is lucky if it finds the same protection as guilt”
“If it requires great tact to speak to the purpose, it requires no less to know when to be silent.”