“Some weak people are so sensible of their weakness as to be able to make a good use of it.”
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Famous Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
“Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck, that of the people.”
“Some people resemble ballads which are only sung for a certain time.”
“People would not long remain in social life if they were not the dupes of each other.”
“We bear, all of us, the misfortunes of other people with heroic constancy.”
“The clemency of Princes is often but policy to win the affections of the people.”
“The moderation of fortunate people comes from the calm which good fortune gives to their tempers.”
“There are people who, like new songs, are in vogue only for a time.”
“There are people who would never have been in love, had they never heard love spoken of.”
“Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people.”
“We are always bored by the very people by whom it is vital not to be bored.”
“Loyalty is in most people only a ruse used by self-interest to attract confidence.”
“Plenty of people want to be pious, but no one yearns to be humble.”
“There are few people who would not be ashamed of being loved when they love no longer.”
“We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.”
“Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.”
“There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness.”
“We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.”