Nature makes merit, and fortune puts it to work

Quote by Francois La Rochefoucauld

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Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.

Men give away nothing so liberally as their advice.

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

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

Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a...

Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a...

In their first passion women love their lovers, in all the others they love love.

In their first passion women love their lovers, in all the others they love love.

Fertility of mind does not furnish us with so many resources on the same matter,...

Fertility of mind does not furnish us with so many resources on the same matter,...

Little minds are too much hurt by little things; great minds are quite conscious of...

Little minds are too much hurt by little things; great minds are quite conscious of...

Innocence is lucky if it finds the same protection as guilt

Innocence is lucky if it finds the same protection as guilt

The happiness or unhappiness of men depends no less on their dispositions than on their...

The happiness or unhappiness of men depends no less on their dispositions than on their...

The truly wise, Will only prize, Good manners, Sense and learning

The truly wise, Will only prize, Good manners, Sense and learning

However evil men may be they dare not be openly hostile to virtue, and so...

However evil men may be they dare not be openly hostile to virtue, and so...

The mind cannot long act the role of the heart.

The mind cannot long act the role of the heart.

Women who love, pardon more readily great indiscretions than little infidelities.

Women who love, pardon more readily great indiscretions than little infidelities.

When love becomes labored we welcome an act of infidelity towards ourselves to free us...

When love becomes labored we welcome an act of infidelity towards ourselves to free us...

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

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

To a person in love, the value of the individual is intuitively known. Love needs...

To a person in love, the value of the individual is intuitively known. Love needs...

Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set...

Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set...

Don't tell someone you miss them unless you're willing to put in the effort to...

Don't tell someone you miss them unless you're willing to put in the effort to...

Number one: Don't frisk me. Don't hurt me physically. Don't get anywhere near my neck....

Number one: Don't frisk me. Don't hurt me physically. Don't get anywhere near my neck....

Look for what's missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed...

Look for what's missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed...