François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes - Famous Quotations and Funny Sayings

"A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world, as a public indecency."
Miguel de Cervantes &bull Sin

"There's none so blind as they that won't see."
Jonathan Swift &bull Blindness

"Poetry should only occupy the idle."
Lord Byron &bull Poetry

"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him."
Voltaire &bull God

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."
Anatole France &bull Belief

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(1613-1680) French writer.

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There are few virtuous women who are not bored with their trade.

What makes us so bitter against people who outwit us is that they think themselves cleverer than we are.

We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.

Envy is more irreconcilable than hatred.

It is not enough to succeed, others must fail.

The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.

The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.

To establish yourself in the world a person must do all they can to appear already established.

The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others.

Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.

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