François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac (15 September 1613 – 17 March 1680) was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs.
Whatever good things people say of us, they tell us nothing new. Use this quote
Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like. Use this quote
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person? Use this quote
Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples. Use this quote
There are heroes in evil as well as in good. Use this quote
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest. Use this quote
We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us. Use this quote
There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men. Use this quote
The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune. Use this quote
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires. Use this quote
