Francois De La Rochefoucauld ( 10 of 53 )
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.
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
Jealousy is not so much the love of another as the love of ourselves.
Jealousy is not so much the love of another as the love of ourselves.
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
A good memory is one that can remember the day's blessings and forget the day's troubles
A good memory is one that can remember the day's blessings and forget the day's troubles
The heart is forever making the head its fool.
The heart is forever making the head its fool.
We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.
We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
How can we accept another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves.
How can we accept another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves.
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.
