“It requires no small degree of ability to know when to conceal one's ability.”
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Famous Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
Source: Maximes Et Reflexions Morales Traduites en Grec Moderne Par Wladimir Brunet; Avec Une Traduction Anglaise en Regard
“We easily forget our faults when no one knows them but ourselves.”
“One kind of happiness is to know exactly at what point to be miserable.”
“The most subtle of our acts is to simulate blindness for snares that we know are set for us.”
“The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.”
“There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do.”
“It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.”
“Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.”
“Chance corrects us of many faults that reason would not know how to correct.”
“It's easier to know people in general than one person in particular”
“Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.”
“If it requires great tact to speak to the purpose, it requires no less to know when to be silent.”
“The head does not know how to play the part of the heart for long.”
“To be a great man it is necessary to know how to profit by the whole of our good fortune.”
“Great names abase, instead of elevating, those who do not know how to bear them.”