Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.

The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.

There is more self-love than love in jealousy

There is more self-love than love in jealousy

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...

There is no disguise that can for long conceal love where it exists or simulate...

There is no disguise that can for long conceal love where it exists or simulate...

Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make...

Nothing hinders a thing from being natural so much as the straining ourselves to make...

We are sometimes as different from ourselves as we are from others.

We are sometimes as different from ourselves as we are from others.

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

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

We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.

We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.

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.

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

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

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...

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.

We are never either so fortunate or so misfortunate as we imagine.

We are never either so fortunate or so misfortunate as we imagine.

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...

Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us...

Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us...

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.

Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition...

Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition...

The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper,...

The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper,...

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...

Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.

Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.