Francois De La Rochefoucauld

rnAbsence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.

rnAbsence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.

The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set read more

The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set a bad example

Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment

Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment

Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.

Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.

Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have read more

Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.