Cunning and treachery are the offspring of incapacity.
-- La Rochefoucauld
-- La Rochefoucauld
Related:
- Self-love is more cunning than the most cunning man in the world.
-- Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld... - It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived
by cunning men.
-- La Rochefoucauld... - Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit. -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- Gallantry consists in saying the most empty things in an agreeable manner. -- La Rochefoucauld
- Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors. -- Francious de la Rochefoucauld
- Gravity is a mystery of the body, invented to conceal the defects of the mind. -- La Rochefoucauld
- It is far easier to be wise for others than to be so for oneself. -- La Rochefoucauld
- It is far easier to know men than to know man. -- La Rochefoucauld
- It is more shameful to distrust one's friends than to be deceived by them. -- La Rochefoucauld
