56 Quotes by Francois VI Duc de La Rochefoucauld

Nothing so much prevents our being natural as the desire to seem so.

The fame of great men ought to be judged always by the means they used to acquire it.

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love.

If we are to judge of love by the consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship.

Before we set our hearts too much on anything, let us examine how happy are those who already possess it.

How can we accept another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves.

How ever a brilliant an action, it should not be viewed as great unless it is the result of a great motive.

The height of cleverness is being able to conceal it.

The happiness or unhappiness of men depends as much on their humors as on fortune.