#moral reflections

[philosophybits]

However rare true love may be, true friendship is even rarer.

François de La Rochefoucauld, Moral Reflections

[authenticity2025]

Those who think they have some merit treat misfortune as an honour, in order to convince other people and themselves that they are worthy of being victimized by fortune. François de La Rochefoucauld, Moral Reflections

[sleepydrummer]

As long as we love, we can forgive.—François de La Rochefoucauld

crédit photo: Manoo Mistry

[philosophybits]

Hardly any man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.

François de La Rochefoucauld, Moral Reflections

[philosophybits]

Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.

François de La Rochefoucauld, Moral Reflections

[philosophybits]

There are two kinds of constancy in love. One is due to the fact that we are continually finding new things to love in the person we love; the other is due to the fact that we make it a point of honour to be constant.

François de La Rochefoucauld, Moral Reflections

[philosophybits]

Sometimes in life there are events that you need to be a little foolish to handle.

François de La Rochefoucauld, Moral Reflections

[philosophybits]

Old people like to give good advice, as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer set bad examples.

François de La Rochefoucauld, Moral Reflections