Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.”

“There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not.”

“The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again.”

“There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations.”

“Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.”

“Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while.”

“One forgives to the degree that one loves.”

“Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit.”

“Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.”

“Jealousy contains more of self-love than of love.”