About Francois de La Rochefoucauld
François de La Rochefoucauld, 2nd Duke of La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac (; French: [fʁɑ̃swa d(ə) la ʁɔʃfuko]; 15 September 1613 – 17 March 1680) was an accomplished French moralist of the era of French Classical literature and author of Maximes and Memoirs, the only two works of his dense...
More quotations from Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.
To establish oneself in the world, one has to do all one can to appear established.
We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that!
Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.
In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two.
Love is a sacred reserve of energy; it is like the blood of spiritual evolution.
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