Quotes by : François de La Rochefoucauld

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

We are almost always bored by just those whom we must not find boring.

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.

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....

Everyone complains of his memory, and no one complains of his judgment.

It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.

In jealousy there is more of self-love than love

Almost always we are bored by people to whom we ourselves are boring.