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Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Misers mistake gold for their good; whereas 'tis only a means of attaining it."

Misers mistake gold for their good; whereas 'tis only a means of attaining it.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "There are some disguised falsehoods so like truths, that 'twould be to judge ill not to be deceived by them."

There are some disguised falsehoods so like truths, that 'twould be to judge ill not to be deceived by them.




Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "We bear, all of us, the misfortunes of other people with heroic constancy."

We bear, all of us, the misfortunes of other people with heroic constancy.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Of all the violent passions, the one that becomes a woman best is love."

Of all the violent passions, the one that becomes a woman best is love.




Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "The generality of men have, like plants, latent properties, which chance brings to light."

The generality of men have, like plants, latent properties, which chance brings to light.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "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."

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.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "For the credit of virtue we must admit that the greatest misfortunes of men are those into which they fall through their crimes."

For the credit of virtue we must admit that the greatest misfortunes of men are those into which they fall through their crimes.




Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "It is far better to be deceived than undeceived by those whom we tenderly love."

It is far better to be deceived than undeceived by those whom we tenderly love.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Fancy sets the value on the gifts of fortune."

Fancy sets the value on the gifts of fortune.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "A fool has not material enough to be good. [Fr., Un sot n'a pas assez d'etoffe pour etre bon.]"

A fool has not material enough to be good. [Fr., Un sot n'a pas assez d'etoffe pour etre bon.]



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Self-love is more cunning than the most cunning man in the world."

Self-love is more cunning than the most cunning man in the world.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Men more easily renounce their interests than their tastes."

Men more easily renounce their interests than their tastes.




Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Generally speaking, we would make a good bargain by renouncing all the good that people say of us, upon condition they would say no ill."

Generally speaking, we would make a good bargain by renouncing all the good that people say of us, upon condition they would say no ill.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "We do not like to praise, and seldom praise anyone without self-interest."

We do not like to praise, and seldom praise anyone without self-interest.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "The passions of youth are not more dangerous to health than is the lukewarmness of old age."

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



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "A respectable man may love madly, but not foolishly."

A respectable man may love madly, but not foolishly.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "In love deceit almost always outstrips distrust."

In love deceit almost always outstrips distrust.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "The moderation of men in the most exalted fortunes is a desire to be thought above those things that have raised them so high."

The moderation of men in the most exalted fortunes is a desire to be thought above those things that have raised them so high.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "We are never so ridiculous through what we are as through what we pretend to be."

We are never so ridiculous through what we are as through what we pretend to be.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Bodily labor alleviates the pains of the mind and from this arises the happiness of the poor"

Bodily labor alleviates the pains of the mind and from this arises the happiness of the poor



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Politeness of mind consists in thinking chaste and refined thoughts."

Politeness of mind consists in thinking chaste and refined thoughts.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "The height of ability in the least able consists in knowing how to submit to the good leadership of others."

The height of ability in the least able consists in knowing how to submit to the good leadership of others.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others."

It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "If vanity does not entirely overthrow the virtues, at least it makes them all totter."

If vanity does not entirely overthrow the virtues, at least it makes them all totter.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "The hunger for applause is the source for all conscious literature and heroism"

The hunger for applause is the source for all conscious literature and heroism



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Most people judge men by their success or their good fortune."

Most people judge men by their success or their good fortune.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "There may be talent without position, but there is no position without some kind of talent."

There may be talent without position, but there is no position without some kind of talent.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "We should gain more by letting the world see what we are than by trying to seem what we are not."

We should gain more by letting the world see what we are than by trying to seem what we are not.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "One is never as happy or as unhappy as one thinks."

One is never as happy or as unhappy as one thinks.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Opportunity makes us known to others, but more to ourselves."

Opportunity makes us known to others, but more to ourselves.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Gratitude is a useless word. You will find it in a dictionary but not in life."

Gratitude is a useless word. You will find it in a dictionary but not in life.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Passion often makes a fool of the cleverest man and often makes the most foolish men clever"

Passion often makes a fool of the cleverest man and often makes the most foolish men clever



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Love, like fire, cannot subsist without constant impulse; it ceases to live from the moment it ceases to hope or to fear."

Love, like fire, cannot subsist without constant impulse; it ceases to live from the moment it ceases to hope or to fear.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Many young persons believe themselves natural when they are only impolite and coarse."

Many young persons believe themselves natural when they are only impolite and coarse.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Nothing is more ridiculous in old people that were once good-looking, than to forget that they are not so still."

Nothing is more ridiculous in old people that were once good-looking, than to forget that they are not so still.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "In their early passions women are in love with the lover, later they are in love with love."

In their early passions women are in love with the lover, later they are in love with love.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "It is harder to hide the feelings we have than to feign the ones we do not have."

It is harder to hide the feelings we have than to feign the ones we do not have.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "The first lover is kept a long while, when no offer is made of a second."

The first lover is kept a long while, when no offer is made of a second.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Jealousy is always born with love, but does not die with it. In jealousy there is more of self-love than of love to another."

Jealousy is always born with love, but does not die with it. In jealousy there is more of self-love than of love to another.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Gratitude is a lively sense of benefits to come."

Gratitude is a lively sense of benefits to come.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "To know oneself is not necessarily to improve oneself"

To know oneself is not necessarily to improve oneself



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "We give nothing so freely as advice."

We give nothing so freely as advice.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "Flattery is a base coin which is current only through our vanity."

Flattery is a base coin which is current only through our vanity.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "There are reproaches which praise, and praises which defame."

There are reproaches which praise, and praises which defame.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "It is difficult to like those whom we do not esteem; but it is no less so to like those whom we esteem more than ourselves."

It is difficult to like those whom we do not esteem; but it is no less so to like those whom we esteem more than ourselves.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "However wicked men may be, they do not dare openly to appear the enemies of virtue, and when they desire to persecute her they either pretend to believe her false or attribute crimes to her."

However wicked men may be, they do not dare openly to appear the enemies of virtue, and when they desire to persecute her they either pretend to believe her false or attribute crimes to her.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another."

It is easier to deceive yourself, and to do so unperceived, than to deceive another.



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "History never embraces more than a small part of reality"

History never embraces more than a small part of reality



Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes: "The smallest fault of women who give themselves up to love is to love."

The smallest fault of women who give themselves up to love is to love.