There are some good marriages, but practically no delightful ones. Francois de La Rochefoucauld More Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld More Quotes From Francois de La Rochefoucauld Female gossips are generally actuated by active ignorance. Francois de La Rochefoucauld gossip female ignorance We sometimes condemn the present, by praising the past; and show our contempt of what is now, by our esteem for what is no more. Francois de La Rochefoucauld praise sometimes past Most men expose themselves in battle enough to save their honor, few wish to do so more than sufficiently, or than is necessary to make the design for which they expose themselves succeed. Francois de La Rochefoucauld design honor men Indolence, languid as it is, often masters both passions and virtues. Francois de La Rochefoucauld indolence virtue passion To praise great actions is in some sense to share them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld praise share action Civility is a desire to receive civilities, and to be accounted well-bred. Francois de La Rochefoucauld civility wells desire Sometimes there are accidents in our lives the skillful extrication from which demands a little folly. Francois de La Rochefoucauld demand littles sometimes Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people. Francois de La Rochefoucauld knavery giving people The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set a bad example. Francois de La Rochefoucauld example age complaining 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 failure uplifting motivational Things often offer themselves to our mind in a more finished form in the very first thought, than we might have made them by muchart and study. Francois de La Rochefoucauld mind might ideas Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of his own mind. Francois de La Rochefoucauld speak mind heart We may say of agreeableness, as distinct from beauty, that it is a symmetry whose rules are unknown. Francois de La Rochefoucauld agreeableness symmetry may Nothing is so catching as example. Francois de La Rochefoucauld catching example Sometimes, occasions occur in life which demand you to be a little foolish in order to skillfully extricate yourself. Francois de La Rochefoucauld demand littles order Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld evil philosophy past Envy is more irreconcilable than hatred. Francois de La Rochefoucauld envied envy hatred Jealousy is the greatest of all evils, and the one that arouses the least pity in the person who causes it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld envy jealousy evil A man often imagines that he acts, when he is acted upon. Francois de La Rochefoucauld imagine action men If we took as much pains to be what we ought, as we do to deceive others by disguising what we are; we might appear as we are, without being at the trouble of any disguise. Francois de La Rochefoucauld pain trouble might
