1,221 Quotes by François de La Rochefoucauld

A man would rather say evil of himself than say nothing.

Spiritual health is no more stable than bodily; and though we may seem unaffected by the passions we are just as liable to be carried away by them as to fall ill when in good health.

A fool has not material enough to be good. [Fr., Un sot n'a pas assez d'etoffe pour etre bon.]

The generality of virtuous women are like hidden treasures, they are safe only because nobody has sought after them.

We sometimes imagine we hate flattery, but we only hate the way we are flattered.

No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.

We should desire very few things passionately if we did but perfectly know the nature of the things we desire.

The heart is forever making the head its fool.

Strength and weakness of mind are misnomers; they are really nothing but the good or bad health of our bodily organs.