What did François de La Rochefoucauld mean by: We always like those who admire us. François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France Copy
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Deception, Morality, Perception, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
+ Eloquence: saying the proper thing and stopping. Read explanation Author, August 12, 2023January 2, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Communication, Efficiency, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
There are some good marriages, but practically no delightful ones. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Expectations, Happiness, Marriage, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
We do not wish ardently for what we desire only through reason. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Desire, Passion, Reason, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
+ Some follies are caught, like contagious diseases. Author, August 26, 2023January 2, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Awareness, Contagion, Folly, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Second-rate minds usually condemn everything beyond their grasp. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Criticism, Ignorance, Understanding, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Decency, Law, Observance, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
There are some faults which, when well managed, make a greater figure than virtue itself. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Faults, Management, Virtue, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The flatterer does not think highly enough of himself or of others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it. Read explanation Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher · Germany
