Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld ( 10 of 62 )
One may outwit another, but not all the others.
[Fr., On peut etre plus fin qu'un autre, mais non read more
One may outwit another, but not all the others.
[Fr., On peut etre plus fin qu'un autre, mais non pas plus fin
que tous les autres.]
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
There are heroes in evil as well as in good.
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.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
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.
True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary.
True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary.
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.
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.
We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.
We give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.
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.
