Francois De La Rochefoucauld ( 10 of 53 )
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.
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.
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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.
The heart is forever making the head its fool.
The heart is forever making the head its fool.
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
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.
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
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.
The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves
The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves
