“The happiness and unhappiness of men depends as much on their ethics as on fortune.”
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Famous Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
“He is a truly virtuous man who wishes always to be open to the observation of honest men.”
“A clever man should handle his interests so that each will fall in suitable order of their value.”
“The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.”
“It is easier to understand mankind in general than any individual man.”
“A man's happiness or unhappiness depends as much on his temperament as on his destiny.”
“Most people judge men by their success or their good fortune.”
“We should not judge a man's merits by his great qualities, but by the use he makes of them.”
“The greater part of mankind judge of men only by their fashionableness or their fortune.”
“To be a great man it is necessary to know how to profit by the whole of our good fortune.”
“Men would not live in society long if they were not each others dupes.”
“There is scarcely any man sufficiently clever to appreciate all the evil he does.”
“Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away.”
“No men are oftener wrong than those that can least bear to be so.”