The vivacity that augments with years is not far from folly. Francois de La Rochefoucauld More Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld More Quotes From Francois de La Rochefoucauld You are never so easily fooled as when trying to fool someone else. Francois de La Rochefoucauld fool deception trying We often shed tears that deceive ourselves after deceiving others. Francois de La Rochefoucauld deceiving-others deception tears It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others. Francois de La Rochefoucauld ridiculous speak thinking To establish oneself in the world, one does all one can to seem established there already. Francois de La Rochefoucauld oneself doe world The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age in which we live. Francois de La Rochefoucauld real age knowledge We should only affect compassion, and carefully avoid having any. Francois de La Rochefoucauld compassion should kindness What we take for virtue is often nothing but an assemblage of different actions, and of different interests, that fortune or our industry knows how to arrange. Francois de La Rochefoucauld virtue different action If vanity does not entirely overthrow the virtues, at least it makes them all totter. Francois de La Rochefoucauld vanity virtue doe Though confidence is very fine, and makes the future sunny; I want no confidence for mine, I'd rather have the money Francois de La Rochefoucauld sunny confidence want Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts Francois de La Rochefoucauld politeness delicate mind The hunger for applause is the source for all conscious literature and heroism Francois de La Rochefoucauld hunger heroism literature We give advice, we do not inspire conduct. Francois de La Rochefoucauld inspiration advice giving There are no circumstances, however unfortunate, that clever people do not extract some advantage from. Francois de La Rochefoucauld clever opportunity people The surest proof of being endowed with noble qualities is to be free from envy. Francois de La Rochefoucauld envy quality noble Nothing is rarer than real goodness. Francois de La Rochefoucauld goodness real Only the great can afford to have great defects. Francois de La Rochefoucauld defects faults We forget our faults easily when they are known to ourselves alone. Francois de La Rochefoucauld known faults forget It is a wearisome disease to preserve health by too strict a regimen. Francois de La Rochefoucauld strict disease health What makes us so bitter against people who outwit us is that they think themselves cleverer than we are. Francois de La Rochefoucauld loss people thinking The mind is always the patsy of the heart. Francois de La Rochefoucauld mind heart
