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Famous Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
“Self-love is more cunning than the most cunning man in the world.”
“Truth has scarce done so much good in the world as the false appearances of it have done hurt.”
“True bravery means doing alone that which one could do if all the world were by.”
“One man may be more cunning than another, but no one can be more cunning than all the world.”
“We should often blush at our noblest deeds if the world were to see all their underlying motives.”
“Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.”
“The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.”
“To establish yourself in the world a person must do all they can to appear already established.”
“We should gain more by letting the world see what we are than by trying to seem what we are not.”
“To establish oneself in the world, one does all one can to seem established there already.”
“In order to succeed in the world people do their upmost to appear successful.”
“Truth does less good in the world than its appearances do harm.”
“Truth does not do as much good in the world as its imitations do harm.”