Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Writer

Courageous

“True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.”

Life Courage Memorial Day

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Writer

Philosophical

“The dullness of certain people is sometimes a sufficient security against the attack of an artful man.”

People Men Sometimes

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Spiritual

“Preserving health by too severe a rule is a worrisome malady.”

Health Severe

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Spiritual

“It is most difficult to speak when we are ashamed of being silent.”

Speak Speech

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Philosophical

“For most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice.”

Love Truth Fear

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Philosophical

“The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age.”

Mind Age

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Grateful

“Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.”

People Giving

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Philosophical

“We sometimes condemn the present, by praising the past; and show our contempt of what is now, by our esteem for what is no more.”

Past Sometimes Praise

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Philosophical

“How can we be answerable for what we shall want in the future, since we have no clear idea of what we want now?”

Want Life Ideas

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Philosophical

“Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.”

Heart Inspirational

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Funny

“Fortune never seems so blind to any as to those on whom she bestows no favors.”

Favors Blind

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Love

“We love much better those who endeavor to imitate us, than those who strive to equal us. For imitation is a sign of esteem, but competition of envy.”

Competition Envy Imitation

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