Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld : French Writer
Born: September 15, 1613
Died: March 17, 1680
Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great …
Large increases in cost with questionable increases in perfo…
Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mank…
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The s…
In large states public education will always be mediocre, fo…
Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world….
Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great …
Large increases in cost with questionable increases in perfo…
Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mank…
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The s…
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further th …
In large states public education will always be mediocre, fo…
A bad or mediocre meal is more than just an unpleasant taste…
Everything I’ve ever done was out of fear of being mediocre….
Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as medioc…
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding suc…
Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world….
If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness …
Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases wit…
As equality increases, so does the number of people struggli…
Failure doesn’t kill you… it increases your desire to make…
Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting th…
A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases…
The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance u…
As knowledge increases, wonder deepens. Charles Morgan…
Idealism increases in direct proportion to one’s distance fr…
