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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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  • Fortune and humor govern the world.
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  • He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much; but he who fancies the world cannot do without him is still more mistaken.
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  • In all professions each affects a look and an exterior to appear what he wishes the world to believe that he is. Thus we may say that the whole world is made up of appearances.
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  • Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.
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  • Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world.
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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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  • To establish yourself in the world a person must do all they can to appear already established.
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  • True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.
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  • We should often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood all the motives behind them.
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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:

  • "Fortune and humor govern the world."
  • "He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much; but he who fancies the world cannot do without him is still more mistaken."

When did Francois de la Rochefoucauld live?

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