Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes About Wealth
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Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.
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There is something to be said for jealousy, because it only designs the preservation of some good which we either have or think wehave a right to. But envy is a raging madness that cannot bear the wealth or fortune of others.
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When the philosophers despised riches, it was because they had a mind to vindicate their own merit, and take revenge upon the injustice of fortune by vilifying those enjoyments which she had not given them.
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The most brilliant fortunes are often not worth the littleness required to gain them.
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Our wisdom is no less at fortune's mercy than our wealth.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- Born: September 15, 1613
- Died: March 17, 1680
- Occupation: Author