Zitate von François VI. Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Ein bekanntes Zitat von François VI. Duc de La Rochefoucauld:
Man kann Ratschläge geben, aber nicht den Verstand, sie zu befolgen.
Informationen über François VI. Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Moralist, Aphoristiker, Offizier, mit seinen aphoristischen Texten gilt er als der älteste der französischen Moralisten, Werke: "Memoires"/1662, "Réflexions ou Sentences et maximes morales" (Frankreich, 1613 - 1680).
François VI. Duc de La Rochefoucauld · Geburtsdatum · Sterbedatum
François VI. Duc de La Rochefoucauld wäre heute 410 Jahre, 7 Monate, 24 Tage oder 149.986 Tage alt.
Geboren am 15.09.1613 in Paris
Gestorben am 17.03.1680 in Paris
Sternzeichen: ♍ Jungfrau
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Those who have great passions find themselves all their lives both happy and unhappy at being cured of them.
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To be a great man it is necessary to turn to account all opportunities.
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To establish oneself in the world, one has to do all one can to appear established.
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Too great refinement is false delicacy, and true delicacy is solid refinement.
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True bravery is shown by performing without witness what one might be capable of doing before all the world.
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True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary.
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True love may be rare - but true friendship is even rarer.
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Truth does not do so much good in the world, as the appearance of it does evil.
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Vanity is the greatest of all flatterers.
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Virtue would not go to such lengths if vanity did not keep her company.
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Virtues are mostly vices in disguise.
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We always like those who admire us, but we do not always like those whom we admire.
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We are all strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
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We are always much better pleased to see those whom we have obliged than those who have obliged us.
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We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
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We are nearer loving those who hate us than those who love us more than we wish.
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We are never so happy or so unhappy as we think.
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We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger.
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We forgive so long as we love.
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We have more power than will; and it is only to exculpate ourselves that we often say that things are impracticable.