It is not enough to have great qualities We should also have the management of them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
Nothing is so contagious as example and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
Those that have had great passions esteem themselves for the rest of their lives fortunate and unfortunate in being cured of them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
Our actions seem to have their lucky and unlucky stars, to which a great part of that blame and that commendation is due which is given to the actions themselves. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on happiness
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on happiness
Hope, deceiving as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on hope
Love can no more continue without a constant motion than fire can and when once you take hope and fear away, you take from it its very life and being. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on hope