Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully

Quote by FranÃ§ois De La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Accidents Quotes, Life Quotes

The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do...

The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do...

He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much; but he who...

He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much; but he who...

We are always much better pleased to see those whom we have obliged, than those...

We are always much better pleased to see those whom we have obliged, than those...

If vanity does not overthrow all our virtues, at least she makes them totter

If vanity does not overthrow all our virtues, at least she makes them totter

Though men pride themselves on their great actions, often they are not the results of...

Though men pride themselves on their great actions, often they are not the results of...

True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing...

True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing...

I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if...

I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if...

Flattery is a counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation

Flattery is a counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would have no circulation

There are heroes in evil as well as in good

There are heroes in evil as well as in good

A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others...

A man who is always satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and others...

A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus...

A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus...

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that is not exactly...

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that is not exactly...

It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness

It is great cleverness to known when to conceal one's cleverness

What makes the vanity of others insupportable is that it wounds our own

What makes the vanity of others insupportable is that it wounds our own

The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are...

The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are...

Certainly we're not satisfied with just winning games. We've been playing some pretty good hockey,...

Certainly we're not satisfied with just winning games. We've been playing some pretty good hockey,...

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.

A man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is.

A man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is.

Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and...

Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and...

And when distress afflicts you in the sea, away go those whom you call on...

And when distress afflicts you in the sea, away go those whom you call on...