Tag: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they deserve.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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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The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld