Quotes by François de La Rochefoucauld

Explore a curated collection of 27 quotes by François de La Rochefoucauld. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong. — François de La Rochefoucauld
True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily. — François de La Rochefoucauld
It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves. — François de La Rochefoucauld
We are often more treacherous through weakness than calculation — François de La Rochefoucauld
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves. — François de La Rochefoucauld
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand different versions. — François de La Rochefoucauld
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears. — François de La Rochefoucauld
How rare true love maybe, it is less so than true friendship. — François de La Rochefoucauld
Passion often makes a madman of the cleverest man, and renders the greatest fools clever. — François de La Rochefoucauld
In all aspects of life, we take on a part and an appearance to seem to be what we wish to be--and thus the world is mere — François de La Rochefoucauld
Those who most obstinately oppose the most widely-held opinions more often do so because of pride than lack of intellige — François de La Rochefoucauld
It is easier to understand mankind in general than any individual man. — François de La Rochefoucauld
True love is like ghosts which many believe in, but few have seen. — François de La Rochefoucauld
There are few things we should keenly desire if we really knew what we wanted. — François de La Rochefoucauld
It is much easier to extinguish a first desire than to satisfy all of those that follow it. — François de La Rochefoucauld
He who lives without folly is not as wise as he may think. — François de La Rochefoucauld
To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art. — François de La Rochefoucauld
It is with true love as with ghosts. Every one talks of it but few have seen it. — François de La Rochefoucauld
In love we often doubt what we most believe. — François de La Rochefoucauld