Francois De La Rochefoucauld Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Francois De La Rochefoucauld quotes, Francois De La Rochefoucauld sayings, and Francois De La Rochefoucauld proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

The rust of business is sometimes polished off in a camp; but never in a court. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Cunning and treachery are the offspring of incapacity. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Affected simplicity is a subtle imposture. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
The most subtle of our acts is to simulate blindness for snares that we know are set for us. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Gratitude is like credit; it is the backbone of our relations; frequently we pay our debts not because equity demands that we should, but to facilitate future loans. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Familiarity is a suspension of almost all the laws of civility, which libertinism has introduced into society under the notion of ease. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Whatever ignominy or disgrace we have incurred, it is almost always in our power to reestablish our reputation. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
When we exaggerate the tenderness of our friends towards us, it is often less from gratitude than from a desire to exhibit our own merit. François de la Rochefoucauld
Reason alone is insufficient to make us enthusiastic in any matter. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
How deceitful hope may be, yet she carries us on pleasantly to the end of life. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Simplicity is a delicate imposition. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Perfect valor is to behave, without witnesses, as one would act were all the world watching. François de la Rochefoucauld
Jealousy is always born with love, but does not die with it. In jealousy there is more of self-love than of love to another.  Francois de la Rochefoucauld
We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
There are few women whose charm survives their beauty. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Sometimes we lose friends for whose loss our regret is greater than our grief, and others for whom our grief is greater than our regret. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one's being clever. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
One forgives to the degree that one loves. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Hypocrisy is a tribute which vice pays to virtue. François de la Rochefoucauld
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand of imitations. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Sometimes a fool has talent, but never judgment. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
There are few good women who do not tire of their role. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
A good woman is a hidden treasure. Who discovers her will do well not to boast about it. Francois de la Rochefoucauld