“We often boast that we are never bored; but yet we are so conceited that we do not perceive how often we bore others.” Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Nothing is so contagious as example; never was there any considerable good or ill done that does not produce its like. We imitate good actions through emulation, and had ones through a malignity in our nature, which shame conceals, and example sets at liberty.” DoeDoneActionLibertyExampleProduceShameIllContagiousGood ActionsEmulation Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“There are follies as catching as contagious disorders.” ExampleFollyDisorderCatchingContagious Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“It is not expedient or wise to examine our friends too closely; few persons are raised in our esteem by a close examination.” PersonsWiseRaisedEsteemExaminationExpediency Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“It is far better to be deceived than undeceived by those whom we tenderly love.” DeceivedFalsity Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Fancy sets the value on the gifts of fortune.” ValuesFortuneFancy Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“It is more difficult for a man to be faithful to his mistress when he is favored than when he is ill treated by her.” MenDifficultIllTreatedFaithfulMistressFidelityBeing Faithful Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Flattery is false money, which would not be current were it not for our vanity.” CurrentsVanityFlattery Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“If we never flattered ourselves we should have but scant pleasure.” IfsShouldPleasureShould HaveFlatteryFlattered Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“We sometimes think that we hate flattery, but we only hate the manner in which it is done. [Fr., On croit quelquefoir hair la flatterie; maid on ne hait que a maniere de flatter.]” ThinkingSometimesDoneHateHairFlatteryMaids Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld