What makes the pain we feel from shame and jealousy so cutting is that vanity can give us no assistance in bearing them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld assistancebearcut Change image and share on social
If we did not flatter ourselves, the flattery of others could never harm us. Francois de La Rochefoucauld flatflatteryharm Change image and share on social
Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of. Francois de La Rochefoucauld accidentfollylife Change image and share on social
The mind is always the patsy of the heart. Francois de La Rochefoucauld heartmindpatsy Change image and share on social
Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love. Francois de La Rochefoucauld jealousylove Change image and share on social
What keeps us from abandoning ourselves entirely to one vice, often, is the fact that we have several. Francois de La Rochefoucauld abandonfactvice Change image and share on social
The desire of talking of ourselves, and showing those faults we do not mind having seen, makes up a good part of our sincerity. Francois de La Rochefoucauld desirefaultgood Change image and share on social
He is not to pass for a man of reason who stumbles upon reason by chance but he who knows it and can judge it and has a true taste for it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld chancejudgeman Change image and share on social
On neither the sun, nor death, can a man look fixedly. Francois de La Rochefoucauld deathfixedlyman Change image and share on social
People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not. Francois de La Rochefoucauld buildingfacadepeople Change image and share on social
