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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It is never so difficult to speak as when we are ashamed of our silence
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice
Too great refinement is false delicacy, and true delicacy is solid refinement
If we resist our passions it is more from their weakness than from our strength
The head is always the dupe of the heart
Fortune never seems so blind as to those upon whom she confers no favors
Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye
We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree with us
The reason why lovers and their mistresses never tire of being together is that they are always talking of themselves
True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world!
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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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