The love of glory, the fear of disgrace, the incentive to succeed, the desire to live in comfort, and the instinct to humiliate others are often the cause of that courage so renowned among men

Quote by Francois La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Desire Quotes, Fear Quotes, Love Quotes

Old men like to give good advice in order to console themselves for not being...

Old men like to give good advice in order to console themselves for not being...

We may give advice, but we can't inspire conduct

We may give advice, but we can't inspire conduct

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...

The pleasure of love is in the loving; and there is more joy in the...

The pleasure of love is in the loving; and there is more joy in the...

When love becomes labored we welcome an act of infidelity towards ourselves to free us...

When love becomes labored we welcome an act of infidelity towards ourselves to free us...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Constancy in love is a perpetual inconstancy, in which the heart attaches itself successively to...

Constancy in love is a perpetual inconstancy, in which the heart attaches itself successively to...

If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be...

If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be...

We would often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood all the...

We would often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood all the...

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love

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.

Fortune and humor govern the world.

Fortune and humor govern the world.

We may give advice, but we can't inspire conduct.

We may give advice, but we can't inspire conduct.

The pleasure of love is in loving, and we derive more happiness from the passion...

The pleasure of love is in loving, and we derive more happiness from the passion...

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 brief span of our poor unhappy life to its final hour is hastening on;...

The brief span of our poor unhappy life to its final hour is hastening on;...

Only in America do these peasants, our mothers, get their hair dyed platinum at the...

Only in America do these peasants, our mothers, get their hair dyed platinum at the...

She needs open-heart surgery, and they should go in through her feet.

She needs open-heart surgery, and they should go in through her feet.