Civility is a desire to receive civilities, and to be accounted well-bred. Francois de La Rochefoucauld More Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld More Quotes From Francois de La Rochefoucauld Some beautiful things are more dazzling when they are still imperfect than when they have been too perfectly crafted. Francois de La Rochefoucauld imperfect beautiful happiness We would rather see those to whom we do good, than those who do good to us. Francois de La Rochefoucauld happiness If we had no faults, we would not derive so much pleasure from noting those of other people. Francois de La Rochefoucauld failure inspiring happiness The extreme delight we experience in talking about ourselves should warn us that those who listen do not share it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld delight warning talking When we exaggerate our friends' tenderness towards us, it is often less from gratitude than from a desire to exhibit our own virtue. Francois de La Rochefoucauld gratitude virtue desire To boast that one never flirts is actually a kind of flirtation. Francois de La Rochefoucauld flirtation flirting kind Women do not know all their powers of flirtation. Francois de La Rochefoucauld flirtation flirting knows We have more ability than will power, and it is often an excuse to ourselves that we imagine that things are impossible. Francois de La Rochefoucauld failure new-year philosophy We are never so easily deceived as when we imagine we are deceiving others. Francois de La Rochefoucauld deceiving-others dishonesty lying Avarice misapprehends itself almost always. There is no passion which more often will miss its aim, nor upon which the present has so much influence to the prejudice of the future. Francois de La Rochefoucauld greed passion missing When our vices desert us, we flatter ourselves that we are deserting our vices. Francois de La Rochefoucauld desert vices age 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 Francois de La Rochefoucauld violent patient violence We often bore others when we think we cannot possibly bore them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld bores boredom thinking Weakness is the only fault that is incorrigible. Francois de La Rochefoucauld incorrigible faults weakness Weakness is more opposed to virtue than is vice. Francois de La Rochefoucauld virtue weakness vices The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel than in what we inspire. Francois de La Rochefoucauld romance love-is love Some people are like popular songs that you only sing for a short time. Francois de La Rochefoucauld drinking song people The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits. Francois de La Rochefoucauld gratitude secret men Flattery is a counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation. Francois de La Rochefoucauld vanity money criticism There are two sorts of constancy in love one arises from continually discovering in the loved person new subjects for love, the other arises from our making a merit of being constant. Francois de La Rochefoucauld merit love two
