Fran�ois, Duque de La Rochefoucauld
France
15 Sep 1613 // 17 Mar 1680
Writer, Moralist
15 Sep 1613 // 17 Mar 1680
Writer, Moralist
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Hope, deceitful as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of life along an agreeable road
The world rewards the appearance of merit oftener than merit itself
It is easier to appear worthy of a position one does not hold, than of the office which one fills
However resplendent an action may be, it should not be accounted great unless it is the result of a great design
We say little if not egged on by vanity
The qualities we have do not make us so ridiculous as those which we affect to have
We are never so happy, nor so unhappy, as we suppose ourselves to be
The love of justice is, in most men, nothing more than the fear of suffering injustice
It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
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On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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