Quote #822
Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils but present evils triumph over...
Category Archives: La Rochefoucauld
Quote #838
Conceit causes more conversation than wit. 00
Quote #854
A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for...
Quote #870
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one which we...
Quote #823
The man who lives free from folly is not so wise as he thinks....
Quote #839
If we resist our passions, it is more from their weakness than from our...
Quote #855
There is no accident so disastrous that a clever man cannot derive some profit...
Quote #871
How can we expect another to keep our secret, if we cannot keep it...
Quote #824
For most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice....
Quote #840
Those who give too much attention to trifling things become generally incapable of great...