Idiots and lunatics see only their own wit.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Self Appraisal Quotes

Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones...

Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones...

Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the...

Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the...

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

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

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

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

People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.

People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.

It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of...

It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of...

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

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

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

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

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...

Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of...

Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of...

The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures, they are safe only because nobody...

The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures, they are safe only because nobody...

Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to...

Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to...

There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of...

There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of...

The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that...

The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that...

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.

The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having...

The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having...

There is many a virtuous woman weary of her trade.

There is many a virtuous woman weary of her trade.

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

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

Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient...

Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient...