I have selected a long list of thought-provoking maxims by French writer François De La Rochefoucauld.
They are taken from the book “Reflections Or, Sentences and Moral Maxims” written by Rochefoucauld between 1665 and 1678.
Best 5 Maxims By François de La Rochefoucauld
Here are my favorite best 5 maxims by François De La Rochefoucauld.
“Jealousy lives upon doubt; and comes to an end or becomes a fury as soon as it passes from doubt to certainty.” – François de La Rochefoucauld
“We promise according to our hopes; we perform according to our fears.” – François de La Rochefoucauld
“Happiness is in the taste, and not in the things themselves; we are happy from possessing what we like, not from possessing what others like.” – François de La Rochefoucauld
“There is real love just as there are real ghosts; every person speaks of it, few persons have seen it.” – François de La Rochefoucauld
“The greatest effort of friendship is not to show our faults to a friend, but to show him his own.” – François de La Rochefoucauld
Here is my full selection of authentic maxims by François de La Rochefoucauld.