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Famous Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
“Humility is the altar upon which God wishes that we should offer Him His sacrifices.”
“Before we passionately desire a thing, we should examine the happiness of its possessor.”
“We should not be much concerned about faults we have the courage to own.”
“Not all who discharge their debts of gratitude should flatter themselves that they are grateful.”
“Were we perfectly acquainted with the object, we should never passionately desire it.”
“If we never flattered ourselves we should have but scant pleasure.”
“Were we not proud ourselves, we should not complain of the pride of others.”
“The only thing that should astonish us is that anything can yet astonish us.”
“It is not enough that we should succeed, but our friends must fail as well.”
“We should often blush at our noblest deeds if the world were to see all their underlying motives.”
“The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.”
“It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.”
“To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.”
“There are few things we should keenly desire if we really knew what we wanted.”
“The measure of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acquire it.”
“We should gain more by letting the world see what we are than by trying to seem what we are not.”
“A clever man should handle his interests so that each will fall in suitable order of their value.”
“True eloquence consists in saying all that should be said, and that only.”
“We should only affect compassion, and carefully avoid having any.”
“We should not judge a man's merits by his great qualities, but by the use he makes of them.”
“We should scarcely desire things ardently if we were perfectly acquainted with what we desire.”