Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.
Topics
Passion
Faults
Unconditional Love
Love, Romance
Blind Devotion
Emotional Attachment
Human Flaws
Impulsive Actions
Irrational Thoughts
Reckless Actions
Relationship Mistakes
Ridiculous behavior
Uncontrollable Feelings
Unreasonable Behavior
Unreasonable Expectations
Unwise Decisions
Love Mistakes
Irrational Acts
Citations
La Rochefoucauld, François de. Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims. Translated by J. W. Willis Bund and J. Hain Friswell, Simpson, Low, Son, and Marston, 1871.
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François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac was a noted French moralist and author of maxims and memoirs. He is part of the literary movement of classicism and best known for his maxims. Although he only officially published his Memoirs and his Maxims, his literary production is dense.