Old people like to give good advice, as solace for no longer being able to provide bad examples.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Our repentance is not so much regret for…
Our repentance is not so much regret for the ill we have done as fear of the ill that may happen to us in consequence.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Preserving health by too severe a rule i…
Preserving health by too severe a rule is a worrisome malady.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Small minds are much distressed by littl…
Small minds are much distressed by little things. Great minds see them all but are not upset by them.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The glory of great men should always be …
The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acquire it.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The height of cleverness is to be able t…
The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The pleasure of love is in loving….
The pleasure of love is in loving.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
To establish oneself in the world, one h…
To establish oneself in the world, one has to do all one can to appear established.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
To listen closely and reply well is the …
To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We always like those who admire us we do…
We always like those who admire us we do not always like those whom we admire.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Francois de La Rochefoucauld