Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

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Angry

“What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them.”

Pain Cutting Jealousy

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Creative

“The art of using moderate abilities to advantage often brings greater results than actual brilliance”

Art Results Advantage

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Funny

“The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals.”

Fun Imitation

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Funny

“Fortune and humor govern the world.”

World Fortune

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Sad

“If we judge love by most of its effects, it resembles rather hatred than affection.”

Love Judging Broken Heart

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Wise

“We give advice, we do not inspire conduct.”

Giving Inspiration

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Philosophical

“The heart is forever making the head its fool.”

Heart Hate

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Funny

“Passion often renders the most clever man a fool, and sometimes renders the most foolish man clever.”

Men Passion Clever

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Angry

“Men may boast of their great actions; but they are more often the effects of chance than of design.”

Men May Design

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Confident

“We had better appear what we are, than affect to appear what we are not.”

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Courageous

“There are heroes in evil as well as in good.”

Evil Hero

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Calm

“The moderation of fortunate people comes from the calm which good fortune gives to their tempers.”

People Giving Calm

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