1,221 Quotes by François de La Rochefoucauld

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.

In all aspects of life, we take on a part and an appearance to seem to be what we wish to be--and thus the world is merely composed of actors.

True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen.

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others, that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves.

A weakling is incapable of sincerity.

We are never so generous as when giving advice.

If we had no faults we should not take so much pleasure in noting those of others.

If we had no faults we should not find so much enjoyment in seeing faults in others.

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