What did François de La Rochefoucauld mean by: We arrive at the various stages of life quite as novices. François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France Copy
+ People are more slanderous from vanity than from malice. Author, October 4, 2023January 2, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Malice, Slander, Vanity, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Curiosity, Expectations, Surprise, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Deception, Hypocrisy, Perfectionism, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The only good copies are those which make us see the absurdity of bad originals. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Absurdity, Critique, Originality, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
+ The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it. Author, November 7, 2023January 2, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Concealment, Deception, Intelligence, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
We exaggerate the glory of some men in order to detract from that of others. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Comparison, Competition, Jealousy, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Indolence, languid as it is, often masters both passions and virtues. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Indolence, Passions, Virtues, 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
A man is sometimes better off deceived about the one he loves, than undeceived. Read explanation Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, François de La Rochefoucauld, Deception, Love, Relationships., 0 François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
It takes 25 years to learn to draw, one hour to learn to paint. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France
Fine and delicate taste is the fruit of education and experience. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France
The course of a river is almost always disapproved of by the source. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
There are truths which one can only say after having won the right to say them. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
