In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Friendship Quotes

Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness...

Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness...

There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.

There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.

We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.

We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.

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.

On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.

On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly.

The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel...

The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel...

We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us.

We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us.

A man is sometimes as different from himself as he is from others.

A man is sometimes as different from himself as he is from others.

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others.

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others.

It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we...

It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we...

Idiots and lunatics see only their own wit.

Idiots and lunatics see only their own wit.

We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.

We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others.

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.

Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.

It is not in the power of even the most crafty dissimulation to conceal love...

It is not in the power of even the most crafty dissimulation to conceal love...

Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.

Love often leads on to ambition, but seldom does one return from ambition to love.

We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.

We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love.

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love.

There is more self-love than love in jealousy

There is more self-love than love in jealousy

If your girlfriend gets jealous it's because she's faithful. If another girl has your attention...

If your girlfriend gets jealous it's because she's faithful. If another girl has your attention...