Taste may change, but inclination never.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so...

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so...

Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away.

Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away.

Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with...

Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with...

Nature seems at each man's birth to have marked out the bounds of his virtues...

Nature seems at each man's birth to have marked out the bounds of his virtues...

Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.

Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.

Idiots and lunatics see only their own wit.

Idiots and lunatics see only their own wit.

We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.

We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.

Whatever good things people say of us, they tell us nothing new.

Whatever good things people say of us, they tell us nothing new.

If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.

If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.

We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the...

We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the...

Our concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of...

Our concern for the loss of our friends is not always from a sense of...

The mind is always the patsy of the heart.

The mind is always the patsy of the heart.

The intellect is always fooled by the heart.

The intellect is always fooled by the heart.

Of all our faults, the one that we excuse most easily is idleness.

Of all our faults, the one that we excuse most easily is idleness.

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become...

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become...

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.

There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to...

There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to...

It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.

It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.

Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of...

Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of...

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.

Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.