Fran�ois, Duque de La Rochefoucauld

France
15 Sep 1613 // 17 Mar 1680
Writer, Moralist

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A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire
Badness of memory every one complains of, but nobody of the want of judgment
All the passions are nothing else than different degrees of heat and cold of the blood
The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others
We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger
True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary
There is as much eloquence in the tone of voice, in the eyes, and in the air of a speaker as in his choice of words
The pleasure of love is in loving. We are happier in the passion we feel than in what we excite
How can we expect another to keep our secret if we cannot keep it ourselves
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