780 ordspråk av François de la Rochefoucauld
François de la Rochefoucauld
When I started in this business, everybody said the Democrats were the better communicators because they sounded like social workers, and Republicans were awful because they sounded like morticians. In some cases. they actually dressed like morticians.
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When love becomes labored we welcome an act of infidelity towards ourselves to free us from fidelity
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When not prompted by vanity we say little.
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When one loves one doubts even what one most believes.
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When our friends have deceived us we owe them but indifference to the tokens of their friendship, yet for their misfortunes we always owe them pity.
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When our hatred is too bitter it places us below those whom we hate.
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When our hatred is violent, it sinks us even beneath those we hate.
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When our vices quit us, we flatter ourselves with the belief that it is we who quit them
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When we are in love we often doubt that which we most believe.
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When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere
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When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere
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When we cannot find contentment in ourselves it is useless to seek it elsewhere
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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time.
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When we exaggerate the tenderness of our friends towards us, it is often less from gratitude than from a desire to exhibit our own merit.
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Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.
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