There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
Those that have had great passions esteem themselves for the rest — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We are never so ridiculous through what we are as through what we pretend to be. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We are sometimes as different from ourselves as we are from others. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We do not praise others, ordinarily, but in order to be praised ourselves. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We easily forgive our friends those faults that do no affect us ourselves. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We have no patience with other people’s vanity because it is offensive to our own. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We may seem great in an employment below our worth, but we very often look little in one that is too big for us. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI
We would rather speak ill of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all. — Duc De La Rochefoucauld, Francois VI