Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
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There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

In love deceit almost always goes further than mistrust.

François de la Rochefoucauld

Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.

François de la Rochefoucauld

Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.

François de la Rochefoucauld

Vices enter into the composition of virtues as poison into that of medicines. Prudence collects and blends the two and renders them useful against the ills of life.

François de la Rochefoucauld

The charm of novelty and old custom, however opposite to each other, equally blind us to the faults of our friends.

François de la Rochefoucauld

We often credit ourselves with vices the reverse of what we have, thus when weak we boast of our obstinacy.

François de la Rochefoucauld

Passions often produce their contraries: avarice sometimes leads to prodigality, and prodigality to avarice; we are often obstinate through weakness and daring though timidity.

François de la Rochefoucauld

Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as we pass from suspicion to certainty.

François de la Rochefoucauld

Most young people think they are natural when they are only boorish and rude.

François de la Rochefoucauld

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception.

François de la Rochefoucauld

Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrust himself.