Quotes by La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

We have more ability than will power, and it is often an excuse to our >>

Taste may change, but inclination never. >>

It is for want of application, rather than of means that people fail, >>

Quotations about Cleverness

It is great cleverness to know how to conceal our cleverness. >>

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing. >>

Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like. >>

The desire to seem clever often keeps us from being so.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De