Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes About Inspirational
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Perfect valour consists in doing without witnesses that which we would be capable of doing before everyone.
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We are sometimes as different from ourselves as we are from others.
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Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
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It is difficult to define love; all we can say is, that in the soul it is a desire to rule, in the mind it is a sympathy, and in the body it is a hidden and delicate wish to possess what we love-Plus many mysteries.
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It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.
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To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.
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We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.
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Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
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We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.
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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
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It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
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We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
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Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
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Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.
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Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.
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The greatest of all gifts is the power to estimate things at their true worth
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When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
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There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.
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If one judges love by the majority of its effects, it is more like hatred than like friendship.
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In growing old, we become more foolish - and more wise.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- Born: September 15, 1613
- Died: March 17, 1680
- Occupation: Author