16 ideas
7914 | To try to be wise all on one's own is folly [Rochefoucauld] |
8766 | In much wisdom is much grief [Anon (Ecc)] |
7494 | Laughter is mad; of mirth, what doeth it? [Anon (Ecc)] |
8767 | Sorrow is better than laughter [Anon (Ecc)] |
7118 | La Rochefoucauld's idea of disguised self-love implies an unconscious mind [Rochefoucauld, by Sartre] |
6000 | The goal is rationality in the selection of things according to nature [Diogenes of Babylon, by Blank] |
7912 | Judging by effects, love looks more like hatred than friendship [Rochefoucauld] |
5999 | The good is what is perfect by nature [Diogenes of Babylon, by Blank] |
7915 | Supreme cleverness is knowledge of the real value of things [Rochefoucauld] |
7917 | Realising our future misery is a kind of happiness [Rochefoucauld] |
7913 | Virtue doesn't go far without the support of vanity [Rochefoucauld] |
8765 | All is vanity, saith the Preacher [Anon (Ecc)] |
6001 | Justice is a disposition to distribute according to desert [Diogenes of Babylon, by Blank] |
7916 | True friendship is even rarer than true love [Rochefoucauld] |
9299 | We are bored by people to whom we ourselves are boring [Rochefoucauld] |
8768 | Books are endless, and study is wearisome [Anon (Ecc)] |