Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes About Winning

Quotes about: Winning

• Sincerity is an openness of heart; we find it in very few people; what we usually see is only an artful dissimulation to win the confidence of others.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Heart, Winning, People

  "The Moral Maxims and Reflections". Book by François de La Rochefoucauld. Maxim 62, 1678.

• A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Wise, Winning, Men

• There is a form of eminence which does not depend on fate; it is an air which sets us apart and seems to prtend great things; it is the value which we unconsciously attach to ourselves; it is the quality which wins us deference of others; more than birth, position, or ability, it gives us ascendance.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Life, Success, Fate

• The clemency of Princes is often but policy to win the affections of the people.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Winning, People, Affection

• Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck, that of the people.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Winning, Men, People

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