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La Rochefoucauld Quotes — 17 Timeless Lines

17 quotes from La Rochefoucauld, arranged the way they appear in Quote 2048: from the lightest line on the 2 tile to the crown quote on the 2048 tile, and on to 131072 in the app.

All quotes come from public-domain works or traditional proverbs; attributions were checked against their sources.

1. 2

   Everyone complains of his memory, and no one complains of his judgment

   — La Rochefoucauld

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2. 4

   We all have strength enough to bear the misfortunes of others

   — La Rochefoucauld

   Original · FrenchNous avons tous assez de force pour supporter les maux d'autrui.

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3. 8

   Self-love is the greatest of all flatterers

   — La Rochefoucauld

   Original · FrenchL'amour-propre est le plus grand de tous les flatteurs.

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4. 16

   The head is always duped by the heart

   — La Rochefoucauld

   Original · FrenchL'esprit est toujours la dupe du cœur.

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5. 32

   Absence dims small loves, swells great

   — La Rochefoucauld

   Original · FrenchL'absence diminue les médiocres passions et augmente les grandes, comme le vent éteint les bougies et allume le feu.

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6. 64

   Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily

   — La Rochefoucauld

   Original · FrenchLe soleil ni la mort ne se peuvent regarder fixement.

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7. 128

   Greater virtues are needed to bear good fortune than bad

   — La Rochefoucauld

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8. 256

   Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue

   — La Rochefoucauld

   Original · FrenchL'hypocrisie est un hommage que le vice rend à la vertu.

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9. 512

   We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we imagine

   — La Rochefoucauld

   Original · FrenchOn n'est jamais si heureux ni si malheureux qu'on s'imagine.

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10. 1024

    Virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea

    — La Rochefoucauld

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11. 2048👑 Crown quote

    True courage acts with no one watching

    — La Rochefoucauld

    Original · FrenchLa parfaite valeur est de faire sans témoins ce qu'on serait capable de faire devant tout le monde.

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13. 4096

    True love is like a ghost: everyone talks of it, few have seen it

    — La Rochefoucauld

    Original · FrenchIl en est du véritable amour comme de l'apparition des esprits : tout le monde en parle, mais peu de gens en ont vu.

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14. 8192

    We labor more to appear happy than to be so

    — La Rochefoucauld

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15. 16384

    Jealousy is born with love, but does not always die with it

    — La Rochefoucauld

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16. 32768

    The defects of the mind, like those of the face, grow worse with age

    — La Rochefoucauld

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17. 65536

    Many love only from hearing of love

    — La Rochefoucauld

    Original · FrenchIl y a des gens qui n'auraient jamais été amoureux s'ils n'avaient jamais entendu parler de l'amour.

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18. 131072

    Our virtues are most often only vices in disguise

    — La Rochefoucauld

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