Quotes by François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims

Explore a curated collection of 7 quotes by François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims. 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.

Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire. — François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims
One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger. — François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims
Almost always we are bored by people to whom we ourselves are boring. — François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims
A weakling is incapable of sincerity. — François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims
If we had no faults we should not take so much pleasure in noting those of others. — François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims
The truest way to be deceived is to think oneself more knowing than others. — François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims
87.—Men would not live long in society were they not the dupes of each other. [A maxim, adds Aimé Martin, "Which may ent — François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims