Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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François de la Rochefoucauld
François VI, duc de la Rochefoucauld, prince de Marcillac (French: [fʁɑ̃swa d(ə) la ʁɔʃfuko]; 15 September 1613 – 17 March 1680) was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs. It is said that his world-view was clear-eyed and urbane, and that he neither condemned human conduct nor sentimentally celebrated it. Born in Paris on the Rue des Petits Champs, at a time when the royal court was vacillating between aiding the nobility and threatening it, he was considered an exemplar of the accomplished 17th-century nobleman. Until 1650, he bore the title of Prince de Marcillac.
“Our enemies come nearer the truth in the opinions they form of us than we do in our opinion of ourselves.”
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.”
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves.”
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger.”
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.”
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.”
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.”
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.”
Francois de La Rochefoucauld