We are never so happy or unhappy as we imagine.
Francois duc la Rochefoucauld
Francois duc la Rochefoucauld
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- We are never so happy or so unhappy as we suppose.
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Francis, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) -- Maxim... - On n'est jamais si heureux ni si malheureux qu'on s'imagine.
(One is never so happy or so unhappy as one thinks... - We never desire earnestly what we desire in reason.
Francois Duc de la... - We often boast that we are never bored, yet we are so conceited that we
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Francois, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, "Maxims"... - The more we love, the nearer we are to hate.
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Francois Duc de la... - We always get bored with those whom we bore.
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Francois Duc de la... - We confess little faults in order to suggest that we have no big ones.
Francois Duc de la... - Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
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