Francois De La Rochefoucauld ( 10 of 53 )
Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty.
Love, like fire, cannot subsist without constant impulse; it ceases to live from the moment it ceases to hope or read more
Love, like fire, cannot subsist without constant impulse; it ceases to live from the moment it ceases to hope or to fear
In jealousy there is more of self-love than love.
In jealousy there is more of self-love than love.
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one that we take the least care of all read more
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one that we take the least care of all to acquire.
We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves.
Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.
Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully
Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
He merits no thanks who does a kindness for his own ends
