Francois De La Rochefoucauld ( 10 of 53 )
rnAbsence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
rnAbsence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.
Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have read more
Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
Jealousy is not so much the love of another as the love of ourselves.
Jealousy is not so much the love of another as the love of ourselves.
A good memory is one that can remember the day's blessings and forget the day's troubles
A good memory is one that can remember the day's blessings and forget the day's troubles
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.
We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.
The heart is forever making the head its fool.
The heart is forever making the head its fool.
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.
How can we accept another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves.
How can we accept another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves.
