The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune

Quote by Francois La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Happiness Quotes, Misery Quotes

The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.

The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.

The pleasure of love is in loving. We are much happier in the passion we...

The pleasure of love is in loving. We are much happier in the passion we...

Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.

Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love

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...

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.

Old men are fond of giving advice to console themselves for being no longer in...

Old men are fond of giving advice to console themselves for being no longer in...

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.

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a...

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a...

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...

We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good,...

We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good,...

The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel...

The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel...

The pleasure of love is in loving.

The pleasure of love is in loving.

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,...

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...

Love, like fire, cannot subsist without constant impulse; it ceases to live from the moment...

Love, like fire, cannot subsist without constant impulse; it ceases to live from the moment...

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

Youth changes its tastes by the warmth of its blood, age retains its tastes by...

Youth changes its tastes by the warmth of its blood, age retains its tastes by...

Though the Jazz Age continued, it became less and less of an affair of youth....

Though the Jazz Age continued, it became less and less of an affair of youth....

Everything that goes up must come down. But there comes a time when not everything...

Everything that goes up must come down. But there comes a time when not everything...