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Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld - 5

This is page 5 of famous quotes by the French noble and writer, Francois de La Rochefoucauld.

The reason lovers are never weary of each other is because they are always talking about themselves.

Our enemies come nearer the truth in their opinions of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves.

Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.

We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.

We give advice but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

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

Virtue would not go far if vanity did not keep it company.

To establish oneself in the world, one does all one can to seem established there.

Vanity is the greatest of all flatterers.

True love is like a ghost: everybody talks about it but few have seen it.

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To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler - and less trouble.

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