La Rochefoucauld Quotes

We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them. - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We should often blush for our very best actions, if the world did but see all the motives upon which they were done. - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity. - Francois La Rochefoucauld

We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us. - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We seldom find people ungrateful so long as it is thought we can serve them. - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions. - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We say little, when vanity does not make us speak. - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears. - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We promise according to our hopes, and perform according to our fears. - Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld

We pardon to the extent that we love. - Francois De La Rochefoucauld

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