Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes About Art

Quotes about: Art

• To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Fitness, Art, Food

• To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Inspirational, Art, Educational

• The constancy of sages is nothing but the art of locking up their agitation in their hearts.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Wisdom, Art, Agitation

• It appears that nature has hid at the bottom of our hearts talents and abilities unknown to us. It is only the passions that have the power of bringing them to light, and sometimes give us views more true and more perfect than art could possibly do.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Art, Philosophy, Passion

• The art of putting into play mediocre qualities often begets more reputation than is achieved by true merit.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Art, Play, Quality

• The art of using moderate abilities to advantage often brings greater results than actual brilliance

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Art, Advantage, Results

• The passions are the only orators that always persuade: they are, as it were, a natural art, the rules of which are infallible; and the simplest man with passion is more persuasive than the most eloquent without it.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Art, Passion, Men

  "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 572-73, Maxims. No. 9, 1922.

• The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one's self.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Wise, Art, Self

• Numberless arts appear foolish whose secret motives are most wise and weighty.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Wise, Art, Secret

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