Francois De La Rochefoucauld ( 10 of 53 )
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.
Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment
Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment
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.
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.
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.
It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness
It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness
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.
We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.
We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.
We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is read more
We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity
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.
