Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld ( 10 of 62 )
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised
me less.
[Fr., Cela est read more
That is fine, and I would have praised you more had you praised
me less.
[Fr., Cela est beau, et je vous louerais davantage si vous
m'aviez loue moins.]
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
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On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
Tant qu'il marcha devant elles.
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all
those who have not a single read more
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all
those who have not a single virtue.
It is a species of coquetry to make a parade of never practising
it.
It is a species of coquetry to make a parade of never practising
it.
We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.
We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.
There are few people who are not ashamed of their love affairs when the infatuation is over.
There are few people who are not ashamed of their love affairs when the infatuation is over.
The passions are the only orators that always persuade: they
are, as it were, a natural art, the rules read more
The passions are the only orators that always persuade: they
are, as it were, a natural art, the rules of which are
infallible; and the simplest man with passion is more persuasive
than the most eloquent without it.
