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Francois de la Rochefoucauld

Francois de la Rochefoucauld

French writer

Lived from: 1613 - 1680

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagFrance

Born: 15 september 1613 Died: 17 march 1680

  • The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted.
  • Everyone complains of the badness of his memory, but nobody of his judgment.
  • There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
  • What makes lovers never tire of one another is that they talk always about themselves.
  • There is such a thing as a general revolution which changes the taste of men as it changes the fortunes of the world.
  • True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen.
  • A person well satisfied with themselves is seldom satisfied with others, and others, rarely are with them.
  • Our actions are like the terminations of verses, which we rhyme as we please.
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  • Old people love to give good advice to console themselves for no longer being able to set a bad example.
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  • However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
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  • If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.
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  • It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but few have seen it.
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  • Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.
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  • There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when they no longer love each other.
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  • There is no disguise that can for long conceal love where it exists or simulate it where it does not.
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  • There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.
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  • True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen.
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  • We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.
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  • We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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  • We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire.
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  • We pardon to the extent that we love.
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  • What men have called friendship is only a social arrangement, a mutual adjustment of interests, an interchange of services given and received; it is, in sum, simply a business from which those involved propose to derive a steady profit for their own self-love.
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  • One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.
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What are the most famous quotes from Francois de la Rochefoucauld?

The two most famous quotes from Francois de la Rochefoucauld are:

  • "Old people love to give good advice to console themselves for no longer being able to set a bad example."
  • "However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship."

When did Francois de la Rochefoucauld live?

Francois de la Rochefoucauld was born in 1613 and died in the year 1680.