Quotes by La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by the >>

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

Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures o >>

Quotations about Firmness

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy. >>

Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humilit >>

It is only persons of firmness that can have real gentleness. Those wh >>

It is only persons of firmness that can have real gentleness. Those who appear gentle are, in general, only a weak character, which easily changes into asperity.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De