The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy. 一个人生来就具有高尚品质的人，其显著特征就是生而不嫉妒。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship. 无论真爱有多珍贵，它都比不上真正的友谊。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves. 情侣们从不彼此厌倦的原因是因为他们总是在谈论自己。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
We would often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood all the motives which produced them 如果全世界都能理解产生这些行为的所有动机，我们常常会为我们最优秀的行为感到羞耻 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
Whatever good things people say of us, they tell us nothing new. 无论人们对我们说什么好话，他们都不会告诉我们什么新的东西。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
We seldom praise anyone in good earnest, except such as admire us. 我们很少真诚地赞扬别人，除了钦佩我们的人。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not. 人的性格，就像建筑物一样，有各种各样的立面，有的好看，有的不好看。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
Age is a tyrant who forbids at the penalty of life all the pleasures of youth. 年龄是一个暴君，他以生命为代价，禁止一切青春的欢乐。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears. 我们的承诺与我们的希望成正比，我们的承诺与我们的恐惧成正比。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵
Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit. 傻瓜有时候是防止被聪明人欺骗的最好保障。 -- Francois VI, Duc De La Rochefoucauld 弗朗索瓦六世，罗切福科公爵