780 ordspråk av François de la Rochefoucauld
François de la Rochefoucauld
François de la Rochefoucauld föddes den September 15th 1613 och dog den 17 March 1680 - French writer
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 Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay. |
| Pride indemnifies itself and loses nothing even when it casts away vanity. |
| Pride is much the same in all men, the only difference is the method and manner of showing it. |
| Pride will not owe, self-love will not pay. |
| Pride, which inspires, often serves to moderate envy. |
| Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side. |
| Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side. |
| Rank is to merit what dress is to a pretty woman. |
| Reconciliation with our enemies is but a desire to better our condition, a weariness of war, the fear of some unlucky accident. |
| Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences. |
| Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences. |
| Scripture makes it clear to me that there is an obligation to speak out on behalf of those being persecuted. |
| Self love increases or diminishes for us the good qualities of our friends, in proportion to the satisfaction we feel with them, and we judge of their merit by the manner in which they act towards us. |
| Self love is more cunning than the most cunning man in the world. |
| Self-interest speaks all sorts of tongues, and plays all sorts of roles, even that of disinterestedness |
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