top of page
Quote_1.png
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

"The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices."

Standard 
 Customized
"The name and pretense of virtue is as serviceable to self-interest as are real vices."

Exlpore more Virtue quotes

Quote_1.png
Assegid Habtewold

"The greater the wisdom, the greater the mind. The greater the courage, the greater the heart. The greater the love, the greater the soul."

Quote_1.png
Assegid Habtewold

"Amongst all the virtues, high awareness is the most precious one!"

Quote_1.png
Assegid Habtewold

"It is better to be kind than be impolite."

Quote_1.png
Assegid Habtewold

"The virtuous man takes the middle road between the two extremes, making a point of being respectful of his own ideas without changing his personality or style."

Quote_1.png
Assegid Habtewold

"The real virtue is not to be free from desires but to be content with what you have."

Quote_1.png
Assegid Habtewold

"Wisdom lies at the edge of intelligence. Joy lies at the edge of happiness. Faith lies at the edge of boldness. Love lies at the edge of kindness. God lies at the edge of righteousness."

Quote_1.png
Assegid Habtewold

"We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue."

Quote_1.png
Assegid Habtewold

"Conscience is the sentinel of virtue."

Quote_1.png
Assegid Habtewold

"Remember, truth is indestructible, virtue is indestructible, purity is indestructible."

Quote_1.png
Assegid Habtewold

"There is certainly no greater happiness than to be able to look back on a life usefully and virtuously employed to trace our own progress in existence by such tokens as excite neither shame nor sorrow."

Explore more quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Quote_1.png
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years."
Quote_1.png
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us."
Quote_1.png
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue."
Quote_1.png
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give."
Quote_1.png
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"If we are to judge of love by its consequences, it more nearly resembles hatred than friendship."
Quote_1.png
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"There is no disguise which can hide love for long where it exists, or simulate it where it does not."
Quote_1.png
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one."
Quote_1.png
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"We easily forgive our friends those faults that do no affect us ourselves."
Quote_1.png
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on."
Quote_1.png
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"In most of mankind gratitude is merely a secret hope of further favors."
bottom of page