Fran�ois, Duque de La Rochefoucauld
France
15 Sep 1613 // 17 Mar 1680
Writer, Moralist
15 Sep 1613 // 17 Mar 1680
Writer, Moralist
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The passions are the only orators that always persuade: they are, as it were, a natural art, the rules of which are infallible; and the simplest man with passion is more persuasive than the most eloquent without it
A small degree of wit, accompanied by good sense, is less tiresome in the long run than a great amount of wit without it
Men are more satirical from vanity than from malice
We promise according to our hopes, and perform according to our fears
In jealousy there is more self-love than love
Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers
Preserving the health by too strict a regimen is a worrisome malady
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we despise all those who have not a single virtue
There are heroes in evil as well as in good
The moderation of fortunate people comes from the calm which good fortune gives to their tempers
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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