1,221 Quotes by François de La Rochefoucauld

We endeavor to make a virtue of the faults we are unwilling to correct.

Passion often makes a fool of the cleverest man and often makes the most foolish men clever

Lovers, when they are no longer in love, find it very hard to break up.

Nothing is impossible; there are ways that lead to everything, and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means. It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.

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.

Sometimes a fool has talent, but never judgment.

It is much better to learn to deal with the ills we have now than to speculate on those that may befall us.

Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer set bad examples.

Our merit gains us the esteem of the virtuous-our star that of the public.