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Quotations by author » François de la Rochefoucauld
French classical author, leading exponent of the Maxime, 1613-1680
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All those who pay the debts of gratitude cannot thereby flatter themselves that they are grateful.
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All wars come to an end, at least temporarily. But the authority acquired by the state hangs on; political power never abdicates.
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All women are flirts, but some are restrained by shyness, and others by sense.
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Almost all our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to to hide them
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And I want to say anything is possible. Comma. You know.
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And it's really not an easy process to make something and then release it to theaters and have nobody want to show up.
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Anybody can make you enjoy the first bite of a dish, but only a real chef can make you enjoy the last.
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Anything may happen in France.
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As a director it's wonderful to sneak up on an audience and surprise them that way.
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As in friendship so in love, we are often happier from ignorance than from knowledge.
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As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.
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As it is the mark of great minds to say many things in a few words, so it is that of little minds to use many words to say nothing.
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As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish
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As our merit declines so also does our taste.
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Avarice is more opposed to economy than liberality is
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Avarice often produces opposite results: there are an infinite number of persons who sacrifice their property to doubtful and distant expectations, others mistake great future advantages for small present interests.
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Awkwardness sometimes disappears in the camp, never in the court.
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Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it.
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Behind many acts that are thought ridiculous there lie wise and weighty motives.
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Bodily labor alleviates the pains of the mind and from this arises the happiness of the poor.
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