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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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  • Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
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  • The happiness or unhappiness of men depends as much on their humors as on fortune.
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  • Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.
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  • It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.
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  • Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.
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  • The fame of great men ought to be judged always by the means they used to acquire it.
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  • The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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  • There is such a thing as a general revolution which changes the taste of men as it changes the fortunes of the world.
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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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  • Although men flatter themselves with their great actions, they are not so often the result of a great design as of chance.
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  • Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.
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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:

  • "Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever."
  • "The happiness or unhappiness of men depends as much on their humors as on fortune."

When did Francois de la Rochefoucauld live?

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