Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.
Weitere Zitate von Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Zum Autor"We all have enough strength to endure the misfortunes of others."
"Hope is the last thing that dies in man."
"Nobody deserves to be praised for goodness unless he is strong enough to be bad, for any other goodness is usually merely inertia or lack of will-power."
"Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world."
"Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while."
"It is not enough to have great qualities We should also have the management of them."