Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible. Francois de La Rochefoucauld More Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld More Quotes From Francois de La Rochefoucauld The reason why most women have so little sense of friendship is that this is but a cold and flat passion to those that have felt that of love. Francois de La Rochefoucauld women love friendship Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils, but present evils triumph over it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld future philosophy past The simplest man with passion will be more persuasive than the most eloquent without. Francois de La Rochefoucauld oratory passion men All women seem by nature to be coquettes. Francois de La Rochefoucauld coquette seems Virtue is the habit of acting according to wisdom. GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ, "Felicity", Leibniz: Political Writings Virtue is harder to be got than knowledge of the world; and, if lost in a young man, is seldom recovered. JOHN LOCKE, Some Thoughts Concerning Education However wicked men may be, they do not dare openly to appear the enemies of virtue, and when they desire to persecute her they either pretend to believe her false or attribute crimes to her. Francois de La Rochefoucauld writing men believe What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one. Francois de La Rochefoucauld generosity ambition order True eloquence consists in saying all that should be said, and that only. Francois de La Rochefoucauld psychology should sports Love is to the soul of him who loves, what the soul is to the body which it animates. Francois de La Rochefoucauld body soul love-is One forgives to the degree that one loves. Francois de La Rochefoucauld valentines-day forgiveness life-changing In all aspects of life, we take on a part and an appearance to seem to be what we wish to be--and thus the world is merely composed of actors. Francois de La Rochefoucauld actors wish world How can we be answerable for what we shall want in the future, since we have no clear idea of what we want now? Francois de La Rochefoucauld want life ideas Some people displease with merit, and others' very faults and defects are pleasing. Francois de La Rochefoucauld merit faults people We easily forget crimes that are known to none but ourselves. Francois de La Rochefoucauld known crime forget Small minds are much distressed by little things. Great minds see them all but are not upset by them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld stressed upset mind It is the habit of mediocre minds to condemn all that is beyond their grasp. Francois de La Rochefoucauld habit wise mind It is more difficult for a man to be faithful to his mistress when he is favored than when he is ill treated by her. Francois de La Rochefoucauld mistress faithful men A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win. Francois de La Rochefoucauld wise winning men Fortune never seems so blind to any as to those on whom she bestows no favors. Francois de La Rochefoucauld favors blind fortune As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing. Francois de La Rochefoucauld saying-nothing mind talking Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side. Francois de La Rochefoucauld motivational inspirational life
