“Few are sufficiently wise to prefer censure which is useful to praise which is treacherous.” Quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“The desire which urges us to deserve praise strengthens our good qualities, and praise given to wit, valour, and beauty, tends to increase them.” DesireGivenQualityDeserveIncreasePraiseWitUrgesGood QualityValour Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Fortune cures us of many faults that reason could not.” ReasonFortuneFaultsCures Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“There are some persons who only disgust with their abilities, there are persons who please even with their faults.” PersonsAbilityPleaseFaultsDisgusting Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“There are persons whose only merit consists in saying and doing stupid things at the right time, and who ruin all if they change their manners.” IfsPersonsStupidRuinsMannersMeritRight TimeStupid ThingsSaying And Doing Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Numberless arts appear foolish whose secret motives are most wise and weighty.” ArtSecretWiseFoolishMotiveMost Wise Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“It is much easier to seem fitted for posts we do not fill than for those we do.” SeemsEasierPosts Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Idleness and fear keeps us in the path of duty, but our virtue often gets the praise.” VirtuePathDutyPraiseIdleness Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“There's a very good reason for why economics developed the way it did, and that is that in many situations, the assumption that people will exploit the opportunities available to them is very plausible, and it simplifies the analysis of how markets will behave.” PeopleWayReasonOpportunitySituationEconomicsVery GoodAvailableAnalysisBehaveAssumptionExploitsSimplifyPlausible Author:Daniel Kahneman
“If one acts rightly and honestly, it is difficult to decide whether it is the effect of integrity or skill.” IfsDifficultEffectsIntegritySkillsHonestly Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld