Philosophy triumphs easily over past and future evils; but present evils triumph over it.
François de La Rochefoucauld
Sometimes it is pleasant for a husband to have a jealous wife: he always hears what he loves being talked about.
François de La Rochefoucauld
We should often be ashamed of our very best actions if the world only saw the motives which caused them.
François de La Rochefoucauld
Luck must be dealt with like health: enjoy it when it is good, be patient when it is bad.
François de La Rochefoucauld
Those who apply themselves too much to little things often become incapable of great ones.
François de La Rochefoucauld
Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.
François de La Rochefoucauld
Some people's faults are becoming to them; others are disgraced by their own good traits.
François de La Rochefoucauld
The glory of great men should always be measured against the means they used to acquire it.
François de La Rochefoucauld
Passion often renders the most clever man a fool, and even sometimes renders the most foolish man clever.
François de La Rochefoucauld
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
François de La Rochefoucauld
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand different versions.
François de La Rochefoucauld
Passion often makes a fool of the wisest man, and often makes the greatest fools wise.
François de La Rochefoucauld
In friendship and in love, one is often happier because of what one does not know than what one knows.
François de La Rochefoucauld
Everyone complains of his memory, and no one complains of his judgement.
François de La Rochefoucauld
The vivacity which increases with old age is not so far removed from folly.
François de La Rochefoucauld
