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Absence2 quotes
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and fans fires. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Absence diminishes commonplace passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and kindles fire. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Character flaws2 quotes
If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678We confess to little faults only to persuade ourselves that we have no great ones. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Character1 quote
We need greater virtues to sustain good fortune than bad. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Childhood1 quote
The accent of one's birthplace lingers in the mind and in the heart as it does in one's speech. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Conflict1 quote
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Delusion1 quote
We confess to little faults only to persuade ourselves that we have no great ones. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Effect on others1 quote
There is scarcely a single man sufficiently aware to know all the evil he does. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Effects of childhood1 quote
The accent of one's birthplace lingers in the mind and in the heart as it does in one's speech. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Emotions1 quote
We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we imagine. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Friends1 quote
In the misfortune of our best friends we often find something that is not displeasing. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Heart vs. mind1 quote
The head is ever the dupe of the heart. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Home1 quote
The accent of one's birthplace lingers in the mind and in the heart as it does in one's speech. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Hypocrisy1 quote
Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678It takes two to tangle1 quote
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Love1 quote
There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or feign it where it does not. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Loving others1 quote
The pleasure of love is in the loving. We are happier in the passion we feel than in that we arouse. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Memory1 quote
Everyone complains of his memory, and no one complains of his judgment. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Missing someone1 quote
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and fans fires. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Philosophy1 quote
Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils; but present evils triumph over it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Power of philosophy1 quote
Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils; but present evils triumph over it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Pretend love1 quote
There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or feign it where it does not. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Schadenfreude1 quote
In the misfortune of our best friends we often find something that is not displeasing. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Self-awareness1 quote
There is scarcely a single man sufficiently aware to know all the evil he does. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Self-criticism1 quote
Everyone complains of his memory, and no one complains of his judgment. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Silence is golden1 quote
Silence is the best tactic for him who distrusts himself. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Tests of character1 quote
We need greater virtues to sustain good fortune than bad. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678Unintended consequences1 quote
There is scarcely a single man sufficiently aware to know all the evil he does. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678