Quotes by : François de La Rochefoucauld

87.—Men would not live long in society were they not the dupes of each other. [A maxim, adds Aimé....

Those who most obstinately oppose the most widely-held opinions more often do so because of pride than....

Passion often makes fools of the wisest men and gives the silliest wisdom.

Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever.

There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand different versions.

No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.

Extreme boredom provides its own antidote.

True love is like ghosts which many believe in, but few have seen.

Nobody deserves to be praised for goodness unless he is strong enough to be bad, for any other goodness....

It is easier to understand mankind in general than any individual man.