It is impossible to love a second time what we have really ceased to love. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Some beautiful things are more dazzling when they are still imperfect than — François de La Rochefoucauld
It is as proper to have pride in oneself as it ridiculous to show it to others. — François de La Rochefoucauld
The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits. — François de La Rochefoucauld
When we exaggerate our friends’ tenderness towards us, it is often less — François de La Rochefoucauld
Few things are impossible in themselves: application to make them succeed fails — François de La Rochefoucauld
Gratitude is like credit; it is the backbone of our relations; frequently — François de La Rochefoucauld
Selfishness is the grand moving principle of nine-tenths of our actions. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Men sometimes think they hate flattery, but they hate only the manner of flattering. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Chance corrects us of many faults that reason would not know how to correct. — François de La Rochefoucauld
The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Gratitude is like the good faith of traders: it maintains commerce, and — François de La Rochefoucauld
In the human heart one generation of passions follows another; from the — François de La Rochefoucauld
Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils, but present evils — François de La Rochefoucauld
What we cut off from our other faults is very often but so much added to our pride. — François de La Rochefoucauld