Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillacla ʁɔʃfuˈko]; 15 September 1613 – 17 March 1680) was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs. It is said that his world-view was clear-eyed and urbane, and that he neither condemned human conduct nor sentimentally celebrated it. Born in Paris on the Rue des Petits Champs, at a time when the royal court was vacillating between aiding the nobility and threatening it, he was considered an exemplar of the accomplished 17th-century...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth15 September 1613
CountryFrance
It is as commendable to think well of oneself when alone, as it is ridiculous to speak well of oneself among others.
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.
There is at least as much eloquence in the voice, eyes, and air of a speaker as in his choice of words.
To establish oneself in the world, one does all one can to seem established there already.
Considering how little the beginning or the ceasing to love is in our own power, it is foolish and unreasonable for the lover or his mistress to complain of one another's inconstancy.
One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger.
The more one loves a mistress, the more one is ready to hate her.
Some weak people are so sensible of their weakness as to be able to make a good use of it.
It is sometimes a point of as much cleverness to know to make good use of advice from others as to be able give good advice to oneself.
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
It appears that nature has hid at the bottom of our hearts talents and abilities unknown to us. It is only the passions that have the power of bringing them to light, and sometimes give us views more true and more perfect than art could possibly do.
It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them.
There are some people who would never have fallen in love if they had not heard there was such a thing.
Some people resemble ballads which are only sung for a certain time.