100 quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“Only the contemptible fear contempt.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destin us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“It is not enough to have great qualities We should also have the management of them.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures, they are safe only because nobody has sought after them.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“It is with an old love as it is with old age a man lives to all the miseries, but is dead to all the pleasures.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“You can find women who have never had an affair, but it is hard to find a woman who has had just one.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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