Francois De La Rochefoucauld ( 10 of 53 )
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
Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment
Jealousy is nothing more than a fear of abandonment
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.
It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness
It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.
There is only one sort of love, but there are a thousand copies.
There is only one sort of love, but there are a thousand copies.
When our vices leave us, we flatter ourselves that we are leaving them.
When our vices leave us, we flatter ourselves that we are leaving them.
We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.
We are more often treacherous, through weakness than through calculation.
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.
We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is read more
We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity
