It is often laziness and timidity that keep us within our duty while virtue gets all the credit. Francois de La Rochefoucauld More Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld More Quotes From Francois de La Rochefoucauld There are certain defects which, well-mounted, glitter like virtue itself. Francois de La Rochefoucauld glittervirtuecertain He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks. Francois de La Rochefoucauld wiselifethinking Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors. Francois de La Rochefoucauld gratitudesecretthankful Some reproaches praise; some praises reproach. Francois de La Rochefoucauld reproachpraise When our hatred is violent, it sinks us even beneath those we hate. Francois de La Rochefoucauld hatehatredlife A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire. Francois de La Rochefoucauld cutethankfulfriendship True bravery means doing alone that which one could do if all the world were by. Francois de La Rochefoucauld solitudebraverymean Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue. Francois de La Rochefoucauld hypocrisyidentityintegrity Few know how to be old. Francois de La Rochefoucauld know-howageknows The trust that we put in ourselves makes us feel trust in others. Francois de La Rochefoucauld trustfeels Preserving health by too severe a rule is a worrisome malady. Francois de La Rochefoucauld maladyseverehealth A clever man reaps some benefit from the worst catastrophe, and a fool can turn even good luck to his disadvantage. Francois de La Rochefoucauld good-luckclevermen A certain harmony should be kept between actions and ideas if we want to fully develop the effects they can produce. Francois de La Rochefoucauld actionwantideas It is much easier to seem fitted for posts we do not fill than for those we do. Francois de La Rochefoucauld postseasierseems There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do. Francois de La Rochefoucauld enoughclevermen Those who are overreached by our cunning are far from appearing to us as ridiculous as we appear to ourselves when the cunning of others has overreached us. Francois de La Rochefoucauld cunningappearingridiculous If one judges love by the majority of its effects, it is more like hatred than like friendship. Francois de La Rochefoucauld judginginspirationallove It is easier to understand mankind in general than any individual man. Francois de La Rochefoucauld psychologymenscience We judge so superficially of things, that common words and actions spoke and done in an agreeable manner, with some knowledge of what passes in the world, often succeed beyond the greatest ability. Francois de La Rochefoucauld donejudgingworld The soul's maladies have their relapses like the body's. What we take for a cure is often just a momentary rally or a new form of the disease. Francois de La Rochefoucauld diseasebodysoul
