1,221 Quotes by François de La Rochefoucauld


  • Author François de La Rochefoucauld
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    The health of the soul is as precarious as that of the body; for when we seem secure from passions, we are no less in danger of their infection than we are of falling ill when we appear to be well.

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  • Author François de La Rochefoucauld
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    For envy, like lightning, generally strikes at the top Or any point which sticks out from the ordinary level. LUCRETIUS, De Rerum Natura Our envy always outlives the felicity of its object.

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