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

When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.

When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.

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.

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

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

Nature makes merit, and fortune puts it to work

Nature makes merit, and fortune puts it to work

The passions are the only orators which always persuade.

The passions are the only orators which always persuade.

When our vices quit us, we flatter ourselves with the belief that it is we...

When our vices quit us, we flatter ourselves with the belief that it is we...

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...

Absence extinguishes small passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out a candle,...

Absence extinguishes small passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out a candle,...

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

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

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.

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...

For most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice.

For most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice.

Confidence in nonsense is a requirement of the creative process

Confidence in nonsense is a requirement of the creative process

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...

To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.

To know how to hide one's ability is great skill.

Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever

Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever

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...

Love, you know, seeks to make happy rather than to be happy.

Love, you know, seeks to make happy rather than to be happy.

We who were loved will never unlive that crippling fever.

We who were loved will never unlive that crippling fever.

After what I have stated, anyone can tell that Knowledge rests on the Void in...

After what I have stated, anyone can tell that Knowledge rests on the Void in...

Nothing happens by chance, my friend... No such thing as luck. A meaning behind every...

Nothing happens by chance, my friend... No such thing as luck. A meaning behind every...