If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength. — François de La Rochefoucauld
A man’s happiness or unhappiness depends as much on his temperament as on his destiny. — François de La Rochefoucauld
It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one’s being clever. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Those who are themselves incapable of great crimes are ever backward to suspect others. — François de La Rochefoucauld
That conduct often seems ridiculous the secret reasons of which are wise and solid. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Coquetry is the essential characteristic, and the prevalent humor of women; but — François de La Rochefoucauld
If vanity does not entirely overthrow the virtues, at least it makes them all totter. — François de La Rochefoucauld
The fondness or indifference that the philosophers expressed for life was merely — François de La Rochefoucauld
Gratitude is a useless word. You will find it in a dictionary but not in life. — François de La Rochefoucauld
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong. — François de La Rochefoucauld
The hunger for applause is the source for all conscious literature and heroism — François de La Rochefoucauld
Men’s happiness and misery depends altogether as much upon their own humor — François de La Rochefoucauld
He that would be a great man must learn to turn every accident to some advantage. — François de La Rochefoucauld
We judge so superficially of things, that common words and actions spoke — François de La Rochefoucauld
Many young persons believe themselves natural when they are only impolite and coarse. — François de La Rochefoucauld
It is harder to hide the feelings we have than to feign the ones we do not have. — François de La Rochefoucauld
When fortune surprises us by giving us some great office without having — François de La Rochefoucauld
Our actions are like the terminations of verses, which we rhyme as we please. — François de La Rochefoucauld