1,221 Quotes by François de La Rochefoucauld

The intellect of the generality of women serves more to fortify their folly than their reason.

Affected simplicity is a subtle imposture.

One is never as happy or as unhappy as one thinks.

In order to succeed in the world people do their upmost to appear successful.

Passions often produce their contraries: avarice sometimes leads to prodigality, and prodigality to avarice; we are often obstinate through weakness and daring through timidity.

Usually we praise only to be praised.

Generally speaking, we would make a good bargain by renouncing all the good that people say of us, upon condition they would say no ill.

The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.

The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.