To succeed in the world we do everything we can to appear successful already.
Quotes from Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims — François de La Rochefoucauld
1613–1680 France
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We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree with us.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665)
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
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The pleasure of love is in loving; we are happier in the passion we feel than in what we inspire.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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In their first passion, women love their lovers; in all the others, they love love.
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Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers.
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Philosophy triumphs easily over past and future evils; but present evils triumph over it.
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The love of justice is simply in the majority of men the fear of suffering injustice.
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Everyone speaks well of his heart; no one dares speak well of his mind.
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Our virtues are most frequently but vices in disguise.
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Most people judge men only by success or by fortune.
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The mind is always the dupe of the heart.
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True love is like the appearance of ghosts: everyone talks about it but few have seen it.
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Lovers never get tired of each other, because they are always talking about themselves.
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Jealousy is always born with love but does not always die with it.
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Attribution
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