Quotes by La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as >>

It is great folly to wish to be wise all alone. >>

The passions are the only orators which always persuade. >>

Quotations about Censure

Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent. >>

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a wea >>

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The >>

Few persons have sufficient wisdom to prefer censure, which is useful, to praise which deceives them.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De