How deceitful hope may be, yet she carries us on pleasantly to the end of life. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Too great refinement is false delicacy, and true delicacy is solid refinement. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Nothing is so contagious as example; never was there any considerable good — François de La Rochefoucauld
Gratitude, in most men, is only a strong and secret hope of greater favors. — François de La Rochefoucauld
People would not long remain in social life if they were not the dupes of each other. — François de La Rochefoucauld
The ambitious deceive themselves in proposing an end to their ambition; that — François de La Rochefoucauld
What makes false reckoning, as regards gratitude, is that the pride of — François de La Rochefoucauld
Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everthing which is beyond their range. — François de La Rochefoucauld
It is the habit of mediocre minds to condemn all that is beyond their grasp. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Misers mistake gold for their good; whereas ’tis only a means of attaining it. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Philosophy easily triumphs over past and future ills; but present ills triumph — François de La Rochefoucauld
To praise great actions with sincerity may be said to be taking part in them. — François de La Rochefoucauld
The reason why lovers and their mistresses never tire of being together — François de La Rochefoucauld
To be a great man it is necessary to turn to account all opportunities. — François de La Rochefoucauld
We rarely ever perceive others as being sensible, except for those who agree with us. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Nothing is more ridiculous in old people that were once good-looking, than — François de La Rochefoucauld
Sometimes there are accidents in our lives the skillful extrication from which — François de La Rochefoucauld
The greater part of mankind judge of men only by their fashionableness or their fortune. — François de La Rochefoucauld
The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes — François de La Rochefoucauld