Everyone complains of his memory, and no... by Francois de La Rochefoucauld | We Heart Quotes

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Everyone complains of his memory, and nobody complains of his judgment.

- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Other quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Skin Body Care Mind Will

The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again.

- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Heart Mind

Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of his own mind.

- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

People

We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.

- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Men Love

Men often pass from love to ambition, but they seldom come back again from ambition to love.

- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Heart

The heart is forever making the head its fool.

- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Vanity People

We have no patience with other people's vanity because it is offensive to our own.

- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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