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

Quote by Francois La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Happiness Quotes

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love

Confidence in nonsense is a requirement of the creative process

Confidence in nonsense is a requirement of the creative process

The love of glory, the fear of disgrace, the incentive to succeed, the desire to...

The love of glory, the fear of disgrace, the incentive to succeed, the desire to...

The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to...

The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to...

Few persons have sufficient wisdom to prefer censure, which is useful, to praise which deceives...

Few persons have sufficient wisdom to prefer censure, which is useful, to praise which deceives...

The veracity which increases with old age is not far from folly.

The veracity which increases with old age is not far from folly.

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.

Perfect courage means doing unwitnessed what we would be capable of with the world looking...

Perfect courage means doing unwitnessed what we would be capable of with the world looking...

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.

All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.

To safeguard one's health at the cost of too strict a diet is a tiresome...

To safeguard one's health at the cost of too strict a diet is a tiresome...

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.

Jealousy is the greatest of all evils, and the one which arouses the least pity...

Jealousy is the greatest of all evils, and the one which arouses the least pity...

It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but...

It is with true love as it is with ghosts; everyone talks about it, but...

Few people know death, we only endure it, usually from determination, and even from stupidity...

Few people know death, we only endure it, usually from determination, and even from stupidity...

Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than...

Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than...

Jealousy is always born with love, but does not always die with it

Jealousy is always born with love, but does not always die with it

In the old age of love as in life we still survive for the evils,...

In the old age of love as in life we still survive for the evils,...

When you become senile, you won't know it.

When you become senile, you won't know it.

Doth not the appetite alter? A man loves the meat in his youth that he...

Doth not the appetite alter? A man loves the meat in his youth that he...