Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes About Eyes

Quotes about: Eyes

• There is at least as much eloquence in the voice, eyes, and air of a speaker as in his choice of words.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Eye, Voice, Air

• Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Death, Eye, Dying

  "The Moral Maxims and Reflections". Book by François de La Rochefoucauld. Maxim 26, 1678.

• We often see malefactors, when they are led to execution, put on resolution and a contempt of death which, in truth, is nothing else but fearing to look it in the face--so that this pretended bravery may very truly be said to do the same good office to their mind that the blindfold does to their eyes.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Death, Eye, Office

• Those great and glorious actions that dazzle our eyes with their luster are represented by statesmen as the result of great wisdomand excellent design; whereas, in truth, they are commonly the effects of the humors and passions.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Passion, Eye, Design

• Eloquence resides as much in the tone of voice, in the eyes, and in the expression of the face, as in the choice of words.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Eye, Expression, Voice

• The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acpuire it.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Real, Eye, Mean

• Those who are condemned to death affect sometimes a constancy and contempt for death which is only the fear of facing it; so that one may say that this constancy and contempt are to their mind what the bandage is to their eyes.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Eye, Mind, May

• The most clever and polite are content with only seeming attentive while we perceive in their mind and eyes that at the very time they are wandering from what is said and desire to return to what they want to say.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Clever, Eye, Mind

• We acknowledge our faults in order to repair by our sincerity the damage they have done us in the eyes of others.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Eye, Order, Damage

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