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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Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised
Gallantry of mind consists in saying flattering things in an agreeable manner
Truth does not do so much good in the world, as the appearance of it does evil
Old age is a tyrant who forbids, upon pain of death, all the pleasures of youth
Few persons know how to be old
It is easier to know mankind in general than man individually
There is merit without elevation, but there is no elevation without some merit
We sometimes think that we hate flattery, but we only hate the manner in which it is done
Gravity is a mystery of the body invented to conceal the defects of the mind
To know how to hide one's ability is great skill
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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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