There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld 2 Share Now -
Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld 3 Share Now -
Jealousy lives upon doubts. It becomes madness or ceases entirely as soon as we pass from doubt to certainty. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld 5 Share Now -
We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld 6 Share Now -
Neither the sun nor death can be looked at with a steady eye. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld 7 Share Now -
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld 8 Share Now -
If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld 9 Share Now -
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld 10 Share Now -
