Francois De La Rochefoucauld ( 10 of 53 )
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.
In jealousy there is more of self-love than love.
In jealousy there is more of self-love than love.
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
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
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.
Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.
We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully
Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
Love, like fire, cannot subsist without constant impulse; it ceases to live from the moment it ceases to hope or read more
Love, like fire, cannot subsist without constant impulse; it ceases to live from the moment it ceases to hope or to fear
