Francois De La Rochefoucauld ( 10 of 53 )
The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves
The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves
There is only one sort of love, but there are a thousand copies.
There is only one sort of love, but there are a thousand copies.
There is hardly a man clever enough to recognize the full extent of the evil he does.
There is hardly a man clever enough to recognize the full extent of the evil he does.
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
When our vices leave us, we flatter ourselves that we are leaving them.
When our vices leave us, we flatter ourselves that we are leaving them.
Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment
Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.
We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.
We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.
It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness
It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one that we take the least care of all read more
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one that we take the least care of all to acquire.
