Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes About War
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He is a truly virtuous man who wishes always to be open to the observation of honest men.
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Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy.
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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
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When we seek reconciliation with our enemies, it is commonly out of a desire to better our own condition, a being harassed and tired out with a state of war, and a fear of some ill accident which we are willing to prevent.
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Reconciliation with our enemies is simply a desire to better our condition, a weariness of war, or the fear of some unlucky thing from occurring.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- Born: September 15, 1613
- Died: March 17, 1680
- Occupation: Author