Authors / François de La Rochefoucauld

François de La Rochefoucauld quotes

1613–1680 · French writer of maxims

La Rochefoucauld boiled human nature down to some five hundred cynical maxims, almost all about self-love in disguise.

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3 quotes traced to François de La Rochefoucauld's own work or a reliable witness.

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We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.

Source: Maxims, no. 19 (1665)

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Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.

Source: Maxims, no. 218 (1665)

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We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we imagine.

Source: Maxims, no. 49 (1665)