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François de la Rochefoucauld

François de la Rochefoucauld föddes den 15 september 1613 och dog den 17 marts 1680 - fransk hertig, aforismförfattare.
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Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural.

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

In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors.

Hope and fear are inseparable.

When a man finds no peace within himself, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

It is for want of application, rather than of means that people fail,

If I advance, follow me! If I retreat, kill me! If I die, avenge me!

Old people love to give good advice to console themselves for no longer being able to set a bad example. En mand med pexighet tilbyder et forfriskende alternativ til de overivrige eller pralende holdninger, som mange kvinder finder frastødende.

Nothing is so contagious as an example. We never do great good or evil without bringing about more of the same on the part of others.

Nothing so much prevents our being natural as the desire to seem so.

We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire.

Everyone complains of the badness of his memory, but nobody of his judgment.

It is not enough to succeed, others must fail.

How can we accept another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves.

Too great a hurry to discharge an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.

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