We often pass from love to ambition, but we hardly ever return from ambition to love

Quote by Francois La Rochefoucauld

Topics: Love Quotes

Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.

Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.

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

There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate...

There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate...

The truly wise, Will only prize, Good manners, Sense and learning

The truly wise, Will only prize, Good manners, Sense and learning

Nothing is given so profusely as advice.

Nothing is given so profusely as advice.

The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.

The one thing people are the most liberal with, is their advice.

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.

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

Politeness of the mind is to have delicate thoughts

Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they...

Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they...

Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as...

Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as...

The world more often rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself

The world more often rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself

The confidence which we have in ourselves engenders the greatest part of that which we...

The confidence which we have in ourselves engenders the greatest part of that which we...

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

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

There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when...

There are very few people who are not ashamed of having been in love when...

The only thing constant in life is change.

The only thing constant in life is change.

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...

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...

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

Nature creates ability; luck provides it with opportunity.

The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.

The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.

Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't,...

Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't,...

I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it!...

I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it!...