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Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Wisdom, People, Criticism

Simplicity is a delicate imposition.

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Simplicity, Delicate, Imposition

If you cannot find peace in yourself, it is useless to look for it elsewhere.

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Looks, Useless, Finding Peace

Hatred is stronger than friendship.

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Hatred, Stronger

Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy.

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Funny, Marriage, Witty

Few things are needful to make the wise man happy, but nothing satisfies the fool; - and this is the reason why so many of mankind are miserable.

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Wise, Men, Fool

He that would be a great man must learn to turn every accident to some advantage.

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Men, Would Be, Advantage

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.

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Hope, Fear, Commitment
"Maxims". Book by François de La Rochefoucauld, 1665.

We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.

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Thinking, People, Agree

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Inspirational, Funny, Birthday

True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.

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Love, Life, Sex

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Valentines Day, Forgiveness, Life Changing

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.

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Fitness, Art, Food

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

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Inspirational, Single, Peace

Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding.

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Understanding, Mind, Atheism
"The Moral Maxims and Reflections". Book by François de La Rochefoucauld. Maxim 375, 1678.

The strongest symptom of wisdom in man is his being sensible of his own follies.

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Wisdom, Men, Symptoms

To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Inspirational, Art, Educational

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.

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Happiness, Believe, Make Others Happy

Humility is the worst form of conceit.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Humility, Form, Conceit

We like to read others but we do not like to be read.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Understanding, Understanding Others

Love of fame, fear of disgrace, schemes for advancement, desire to make life comfortable and pleasant, and the urge to humiliate others are often at the root of the valour men hold in such high esteem.

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Courage, Men, Roots

The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.

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Work, Height, Able

All women are flirts, but some are restrained by shyness, and others by sense.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Flirty, Women, Flirting

Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Inspirational, Life, Motivational

People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Views, People, Personality

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