Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

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Angry

“We are inconsolable at being deceived by our enemies and being betrayed by our friends, yet we are often content in be being treated like that by our own selves.”

Self Enemy Deception

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Grateful

“People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune.”

Thinking Pride Conceited

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Hopeful

“Hope is the last thing that dies in man.”

Men Lasts

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Funny

“What makes vanity so insufferable to us, is that it hurts our own.”

Hurt Vanity

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Thoughtful

“To establish yourself in the world a person must do all they can to appear already established.”

World Persons Appearance

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Creative

“We are easily comforted for the misfortunes of our friends, when those misfortunes give us an occasion of expressing our affection and solicitude.”

Giving Affection Solicitude

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Philosophical

“Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.”

Virtue Vanity

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Hopeful

“Hope and fear are inseparable.”

Expectations Hope

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Thoughtful

“Solemnity is a device of the body to hide the faults of the mind.”

Mind Body

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Angry

“We only confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no big ones.”

People Littles

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Wise

“We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.”

Virtue Vices

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Philosophical

“One may outwit another, but not all the others.”

May Deceit

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