Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes About Accidents

Quotes about: Accidents

• Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Needs, Littles, Madness

• No accidents are so unlucky [bad] but that the wise may draw some advantage [good] from them.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Wise, Gratitude, May

• Some accidents there are in life that a little folly is necessary to help us out of.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Littles, Helping, Folly

• He that would be a great man must learn to turn every accident to some advantage.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Men, Would Be, Advantage

• A man for whom accident discovers sense, is not a rational being. A man only is so who understands, who distinguishes, who tests it.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Men, Tests, Rational

• There is no accident so unfortunate but wise men will make some advantage of it, nor any so entirely fortunate but fools may turn it to their own prejudice.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Wise, Men, Prejudice

• There are no accidents so unlucky from which clever people are not able to reap some advantage, and none so lucky that the foolish are not able to turn them to their own disadvantage.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Clever, People, Able

• There are no accidents so unlucky but the prudent may draw some advantage from them.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  May, Prudent, Advantage

• Sometimes there are accidents in our lives the skillful extrication from which demands a little folly.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Demand, Littles, Sometimes

• Intrepidity is an extraordinary strength of soul, which raises it above the troubles, disorders and emotions which the sight of great perils can arouse in it; by this strength heroes maintain a calm aspect and preserve their reason and liberty in the most surprising and terrible accidents.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Hero, Sight, Bravery

• Fearlessness is a more than ordinary strength of mind, which raises the soul above the troubles, disorders, and emotions which theprospect of great dangers are used to produce. And by this inward strength it is that heroes preserve themselves in a calm and quiet state, and enjoy a presence of mind and the free use of their reason in the midst of those terrible accidents that amaze and confound other people.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Hero, Presence Of Mind, People

• When we seek reconciliation with our enemies, it is commonly out of a desire to better our own condition, a being harassed and tired out with a state of war, and a fear of some ill accident which we are willing to prevent.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  War, Tired, Enemy

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