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Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Moderation is represented as a virtue in order to restrain the ambition of great men, and to console those of a meaner condition in their lesser merit and fortune.”

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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

“Humility is often only the putting on of a submissiveness by which men hope to bring other people to submit to them; it is a morecalculated sort of pride, which debases itself with a design of being exalted; and though this vice transform itself into a thousand several shapes, yet the disguise is never more effectual nor more capable of deceiving the world than when concealed under a form of humility.”

People Men World Form Design Humility Pride Thousand Shapes Ambition Capable Vices Hypocrisy Submit Deceiving Disguise Concealed Exalted

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Bravery in simple soldiers is a dangerous trade, to which they have bound themselves to get their livelihood.”

Simple Dangerous Danger Bravery Trade Bounds Soldier Livelihood

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“We easily forget our faults when no one knows them but ourselves.”

Knows Forget Faults

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The breeding we give young people is ordinarily but an additional self-love, by which we make them have a better opinion of themselves.”

People Giving Self Young Education Opinion Youth Self Love Breeding

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The cunningest dissimulation is when a man pretends to be caught in the traps others set for him; and a man is never so easily over-reached as when he is contriving to over-reach others.”

Men Caught Deception Cheating Traps

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when i first started out. It was inconcievable to American directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a lead role.”

Firsts Term Roles Worst Directors Hollywood Endure Discrimination Producers Mexican Racial Discrimination Worst Times

Author:Salma Hayek

“Men are inconsolable concerning the treachery of their friends or the deceptions of their enemies; and yet they are often very highly satisfied to be both deceived and betrayed by their own selves.”

Men Self Enemy Friends Satisfied Deception Betrayed Deceived Self Deception Treachery

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The most effectual way to be deceived is to believe oneself more cunning than one's neighbors.”

Way Believe Oneself Neighbor Vanity Deception Cunning Deceived

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The most ingenious men continually pretend to condemn tricking--but this is often done that they may use it more conveniently themselves, when some great occasion or interest offers itself to them.”

Men May Done Use Interest Offers Occasions Deception Ingenious Trickery

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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