Francois VI Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Francois VI Duc de La Rochefoucauld
cannot contentment seek useless
When we cannot find contentment in ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
conceal cute-love disguise exists love
There is no disguise that can for long conceal love where it exists or simulate it where it does not.
affairs ashamed few love people sad-love
There are few people who are not ashamed of their love affairs when the infatuation is over.
faithful love remain struggle undergo
The struggle we undergo to remain faithful to one we love is little better than infidelity.
detail good happened last memory recall
Why is our memory good enough to recall to the last detail things that have happened to us, yet not good enough to recall how often we have told them to the same person.
desire lead sufficient ways
There are ways which lead to everything, and if we have sufficient will we should always have sufficient means.
badly egotism ourselves rather speak talk
We would rather speak badly of ourselves than not talk about ourselves at all.