FRANÇOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD QUOTES VIII

French author (1613-1680)

Those who have the most cunning affect all their lives to condemn cunning; that they may make use of it on some great occasion, and to some great end.

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There are women who never had an intrigue; but there are scarce any who never had but one.

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Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck that of the people.

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Our distrust justifies the deceit of others.

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Few things are impracticable in themselves; and 'tis for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail of success.

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There is merit without elevation, but there is no elevation without some merit.

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The heat of youth is not more opposed to safety than the coldness of age.

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Men are never so easily deceived as when they are endeavoring to deceive others.

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Few men know all the ill they do.

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A well-trained mind has less difficulty in submitting to than in guiding an ill-trained mind.

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We bear, all of us, the misfortunes of other people with heroic constancy.

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Few people know death, we only endure it, usually from determination, and even from stupidity and custom; and most men only die because they know not how to prevent dying.

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Old fools are greater fools than young ones.

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All passions make us commit some faults, love alone makes us ridiculous.

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When the heart is still disturbed by the relics of a passion it is proner to take up a new one than when wholly cured.

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Love is the smallest part of gallantry.

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Friendship is insipid to those who have experienced love.

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We take less pains to be happy, than to appear so.

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However we may conceal our passions under the veil ... there is always some place where they peep out.

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We should often be ashamed of our very best actions if the world only saw the motives which caused them.

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