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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

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  • The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others.
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  • The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.
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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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  • The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age in which we live.
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  • The height of cleverness is being able to conceal it.
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  • The intellect is always fooled by the heart.
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  • The mind is always the patsy of the heart.
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  • The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her.
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  • The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.
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  • The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals.
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  • The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.
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  • The passions are the only orators which always persuade.
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  • The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking more about what he intends to say than others are saying.
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  • The shame that arises from praise which we do not deserve often makes us do things we should otherwise never have attempted.
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  • The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.
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  • The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others.
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  • The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.
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  • There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.
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  • There are few good women who do not tire of their role.
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