Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes About Weakness

Quotes about: Weakness

• It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Believe, Men, Mind

• We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Philosophy, Philosophical, Weakness

• More men are guilty of treason through weakness than any studied design to betray.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Men, Design, Weakness

• Whilst weakness and timidity keep us to our duty, virtue has often all the honor.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Honor, Weakness, Vices

• Strength and weakness of mind are misnomers; they are really nothing but the good or bad health of our bodily organs.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Health, Mind, Weakness

• Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Inspirational, Character, Weakness

• If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Motivational, Strength, Success

• Weakness is more opposed to virtue than is vice.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Weakness, Vices, Virtue

• Treachery is more often the effect of weakness than of a formed design.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Cheating, Design, Weakness

• Weak people cannot be sincere.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  People, Weakness, Sincerity

• We often act treacherously more from weakness than from a fixed motive.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Weakness, Fixed, Motive

• None deserve praise for being good who have not the spirit to be bad: goodness, for the most part, is nothing but indolence or weakness of will.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Fear, Atheism, Weakness

• Often we are firm from weakness, and audacious from timidity.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Weakness, Firm, Audacious

• Some weak people are so sensible of their weakness as to be able to make a good use of it.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  People, Weakness, Use

• Weakness is the only fault that is incorrigible.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Weakness, Faults, Incorrigible

  Francois duc de La-Rochefoucauld (1828). “Maximes Et Reflexions Morales Traduites en Grec Moderne Par Wladimir Brunet; Avec Une Traduction Anglaise en Regard”, p.73

• Passions often produce their contraries: avarice sometimes leads to prodigality, and prodigality to avarice; we are often obstinate through weakness and daring through timidity.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Passion, Weakness, Sometimes

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