What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld More Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld More Quotes From Francois de La Rochefoucauld The temperament that produces a talent for little things is the opposite of that required for great ones. Francois de La Rochefoucauld oppositeslittleshappiness Some beautiful things are more dazzling when they are still imperfect than when they have been too perfectly crafted. Francois de La Rochefoucauld imperfectbeautifulhappiness 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 failureinspiringhappiness The extreme delight we experience in talking about ourselves should warn us that those who listen do not share it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld delightwarningtalking 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 gratitudevirtuedesire To boast that one never flirts is actually a kind of flirtation. Francois de La Rochefoucauld flirtationflirtingkind Women do not know all their powers of flirtation. Francois de La Rochefoucauld flirtationflirtingknows 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 failurenew-yearphilosophy We are never so easily deceived as when we imagine we are deceiving others. Francois de La Rochefoucauld deceiving-othersdishonestylying 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 greedpassionmissing When our vices desert us, we flatter ourselves that we are deserting our vices. Francois de La Rochefoucauld desertvicesage 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 violentpatientviolence We often bore others when we think we cannot possibly bore them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld boresboredomthinking Weakness is the only fault that is incorrigible. Francois de La Rochefoucauld incorrigiblefaultsweakness Weakness is more opposed to virtue than is vice. Francois de La Rochefoucauld virtueweaknessvices The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel than in what we inspire. Francois de La Rochefoucauld romancelove-islove Some people are like popular songs that you only sing for a short time. Francois de La Rochefoucauld drinkingsongpeople The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits. Francois de La Rochefoucauld gratitudesecretmen Flattery is a counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation. Francois de La Rochefoucauld vanitymoneycriticism
