2nd Duke of La Rochefoucauld.
(Paris, 15 September 1613 – there, 17 March 1680)
French writer, noble soldier and courtier, who became best known for Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales (1665) or Maximes for short (Dutch translation: Maximes), short, concise statements or aphorisms on virtue and morality.
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In friendship, as in love, we are often happier by the things we do not know than by those we know.
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As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish.
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However rare true love may be, it is still less than true friendship.
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Envy is destroyed by true friendship, and coquetry by true love.
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It shows a lack of friendship not to notice that our friends’ friendship has cooled.
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Coincidence makes up for many mistakes that the mind would not know how to deal with.
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We are never so easily deceived as when we are intent on deceiving other people.
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We easily forgive our friends those faults that do no affect us ourselves.
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We would gain more by showing ourselves as we are than by trying to appear to be what we are not.
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We forgive as long as we love.
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Overthinking is a disease.
Photo: Kazi Mizan. Meaning: Overthinking, worrying or analysing can lead to emotional confusion, anxiety, depression or even insanity.
Those who devote too much attention to little things generally become incapable of great ones.
image: Peter van Geest AI. Meaning: This saying warns against excessive focus on details and trifles. The core message is that those who waste all their energy and attention on trivial matters ultimately lose the ability to undertake or achieve great, important things. This concerns a psychological and practical principle of efficiency: too much attention to the small undermines the capacity for great thought and action. Source: The sentence is a modern Dutch paraphrase of maxim 41 from the work Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales (1665) by the French moralist François de La Rochefoucauld.
Vanity makes us do more things that are distateful to us than reason does.
Image: Peter van Geest AI. Meaning:Interpretation: This quote reflects on human nature and suggests that pride and vanity often drive us to activities that we actually do not like, even more than rational considerations would encourage us. Origin:Context: The quote invites reflection on the influence of personal pride and social expectations on our behavior. Philosophical implications: It points to the inner struggle between what we want and what we actually do, often driven by external pressure or our own ego. Publication: This quote is taken from the work of François de La Rochefoucauld, and it can be found in his book: “Réflexions ou Sentences et Maximes Morales” (1665). Content: The book contains a collection of maxims and reflections on human nature, social behavior, and moral issues. La Rochefoucauld’s maxims are renowned for their wit and realism, and they remain relevant in modern philosophy and literature.
Door Pieter
Mensenmens, zoon, echtgenoot, vader, opa.
Spiritueel, echter niet religieus.
Ik hou van golf, wandelen, lezen en de natuur in veel opzichten.
Onderzoeker, nieuwsgierig, geen fan van de mainstream media (MSM).
