Absence weakens mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and kindles fires.

Quote by FranÃ§ois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Absence Quotes, Fire Quotes

However much we may distrust men's sincerity, we always believe they speak to us more...

However much we may distrust men's sincerity, we always believe they speak to us more...

The man who is ungrateful is often less to blame than his benefactor.

The man who is ungrateful is often less to blame than his benefactor.

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

Virtue would not go to such lengths if vanity did not keep her company

Virtue would not go to such lengths if vanity did not keep her company

It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness

It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness

There are heroes in evil as well as in good

There are heroes in evil as well as in good

If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure...

If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure...

What makes the vanity of others insupportable is that it wounds our own

What makes the vanity of others insupportable is that it wounds our own

A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus...

A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus...

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.

A man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is.

A man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is.

Our virtues are most often but our vices disguised

Our virtues are most often but our vices disguised

What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a...

What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a...

There is only one kind of love, but there are one thousand imitations

There is only one kind of love, but there are one thousand imitations

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

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

There are few people who are more often in the wrong than those who cannot...

There are few people who are more often in the wrong than those who cannot...

I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if...

I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if...

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace;...

In wonder all philosophy began, in wonder it ends, and admiration fill up the interspace;...

I always admired Wonder Woman and the Incredible Hulk - but I don't know if...

I always admired Wonder Woman and the Incredible Hulk - but I don't know if...

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the...

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the...