“The generality of men have, like plants, latent properties, which chance brings to light.” Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Clemency, which we make a virtue of, proceeds sometimes from vanity, sometimes from indolence, often from fear, and almost always from a mixture of all three.” SometimesThreeVirtueVanityMixturesIndolenceClemency Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“We can be more clever than one, but not more clever than all.” CleverCleverness Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Confidence always pleases those who receive it. It is a tribute we pay to their merit, a deposit we commit to their trust, a pledge that gives them a claim upon us, a kind of dependence to which we voluntarily submit.” GivingKindPayConfidencePleaseClaimsCommitMeritSubmitDependencePledgeTributeDeposits Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Confidence in conversation has a greater share than wit.” GreaterShareConfidenceConversationWit Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Whatever distrust we may have of the sincerity of those who converse with us, we always believe they will tell us more truth than they do to others.” BelieveMayConfidenceSincerityDistrustAlways BelieveConverses Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one's self.” ArtSelfWiseConstancy Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“None but the contemptible are apprehensive of contempt.” Contempt Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Those only are despicable who fear to be despised.” ContemptDespisedDespicable Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“It is given to few persons to keep this secret well. Those who lay down rules too often break them, and the safest we are able to give is to listen much, to speak little, and to say nothing that that will ever give ground or regret.” GivingWellsLittlesPersonsAbleSpeakGivenSecretBreakRegretConversationLays Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld