Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly...

When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly...

In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost...

In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost...

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

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...

There is many a virtuous woman weary of her trade.

There is many a virtuous woman weary of her trade.

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...

Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they...

Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they...

We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive...

We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive...

Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.

Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye.

The intellect is always fooled by the heart.

The intellect is always fooled by the heart.

You can find women who have never had an affair, but it is hard to...

You can find women who have never had an affair, but it is hard to...

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans...

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans...

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these...

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these...

We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love...

We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love...

We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.

We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them.

There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.

There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.

We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire.

We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire.

The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.

The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.

Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of...

Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of...

Jealousy springs more from love of self than from love of another.

Jealousy springs more from love of self than from love of another.