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

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Francois De La Rochefoucauld Quotes

One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.

One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.

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...

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...

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors

Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors

The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and his heart, as...

The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and his heart, as...

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to...

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to...

What keeps us from abandoning ourselves entirely to one vice, often, is the fact that...

What keeps us from abandoning ourselves entirely to one vice, often, is the fact that...

A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.

A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.

The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or...

The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or...

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...

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second...

When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second...

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

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

The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking...

The reason why so few people are agreeable in conversation is that each is thinking...

We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.

We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.

It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold, than of...

It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold, than of...

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

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

The mind cannot long play the heart's role.

The mind cannot long play the heart's role.

The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices.

The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices.

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...

Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating...

Pride, which inspires us with so much envy, is sometimes of use toward the moderating...