Francois de La Rochefoucauld — Philosophical Quotes

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Writer

Philosophical

“The good or the bad fortune of men depends not less upon their own dispositions than upon fortune.”

Men Fortune Disposition

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Writer

Philosophical

“Good and bad fortune are found severally to visit those who have the most of the one or the other.”

Found Fortune Good And Bad

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Philosophical

“Our merit gains us the esteem of the virtuous-our star that of the public.”

Stars Gains

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Philosophical

“Silence is the best security to the man who distrusts himself.”

Men Silence

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Philosophical

“The mark of extraordinary merit is to see those most envious of it constrained to praise.”

Praise Merit Envious

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Philosophical

“Nature makes merit, and fortune puts it to work.”

Fortune Merit

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Philosophical

“Interest blinds some people, and enlightens others.”

People Interest

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Philosophical

“It is with sincere affection or friendship as with ghosts and apparitions,--a thing that everybody talks of, and scarce any hath seen.”

Ghost Affection Sincerity

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Philosophical

“There is no praise we have not lavished upon prudence; and yet she cannot assure to us the most trifling event.”

Events Praise Trifling

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Philosophical

“The most effectual way to be deceived is to believe oneself more cunning than one's neighbors.”

Believe Vanity Deception

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Philosophical

“What we take for high-mindedness is very often no other than ambition well disguised, that scorns means interests, only to pursuegreater.”

Mean Ambition Interest

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Philosophical

“A man's wits are better employed in bearing up under the misfortunes that lie upon him at present than in foreseeing those that may come upon him hereafter.”

Men Lying Future

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