Tag: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.
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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Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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A man is sometimes as different from himself as he is from others.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld