The heart is forever making the head its fool.

Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.

One is never fortunate or as unfortunate as one imagines.

In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost...

In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost...

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.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

There are heroes in evil as well as in good.

It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.

It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.

We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.

We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.

In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than...

In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than...

The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that...

The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that...

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.

We say little, when vanity does not make us speak.

Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.

Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.

It is with an old love as it is with old age a man lives...

It is with an old love as it is with old age a man lives...

There is nothing men are so generous of as advice.

There is nothing men are so generous of as advice.

We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.

We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.

Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition...

Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition...

Chance corrects us of many faults that reason would not know how to correct.

Chance corrects us of many faults that reason would not know how to correct.

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 seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us.

We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us.

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...

Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.

Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.