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“When the soul is ruffled by the remains of one passion, it is more disposed to entertain a new one than when it is entirely curedand at rest from all.”

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

French author known for his wit and moral maxims. His works delve deeply into the flaws of human nature and the hypocrisy of society. more

“It is a mighty error to suppose that none but violent and strong passions, such as love and ambition, are able to vanquish the rest. Even idleness, as feeble and languishing as it is, sometimes reigns over them; it usurps the throne and sits paramount over all the designs and actions of our lives, and imperceptibly wastes and destroys all our passions and all our virtues.”

Sometimes Able Action Passion Strong Virtue Our Lives Design Waste Ambition Errors Violent Laziness Thrones Reign Idleness Paramount Vanquish Strong Passion

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“I'll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.”

Believe Happens Age I Believe Late Birthday Sentimental 60th Birthday

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“Men are often so foolish as to boast and value themselves upon their passions, even those that are most vicious. But envy is a passion so full of cowardice and shame that no one every ever had the confidence to own it.”

Men Values Passion Shame Envy Foolish Cowardice Vicious Boast

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Men never desire anything very eagerly which they desire only by the dictates of reason.”

Men Reason Desire Passion

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The heart of man ever finds a constant succession of passions, so that the destroying and pulling down of one proves generally tobe nothing else but the production and the setting up of another.”

Men Heart Passion Prove Constant Productions Setting Settings Destroying Pulling Succession

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The passions do very often give birth to others of a nature most contrary to their own. Thus avarice sometimes brings forth prodigality, and prodigality avarice; a man's resolution is very often the effect of levity, and his boldness that of cowardice and fear.”

Men Giving Sometimes Passion Effects Birth Bravery Contrary Resolution Cowardice Boldness Avarice Levity

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The passions of youth are not more dangerous to health than is the lukewarmness of old age.”

Age Passion Dangerous Youth Old Age

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The same strength of character which helps a man resist love, helps to make it more violent and lasting too. People of unsettled minds are always driven about with passions, but never absolutely filled with any.”

People Men Love Mind Character Helping Passion Strength Determination Filled Driven Violent Lasting Strength Of Character

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“There are people who would never have been in love, had they never heard love spoken of.”

People Love Has Beens Heard Been In Love

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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