Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine ho

Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it. – François VI de la Rochefoucault

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Miscellaneous
category

Civilizations have been founded and maintained on theories which refused to obey facts. – Joe Orton, What the Butler Saw, 1969

Category:
Miscellaneous

However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. – Henry David Thoreau

Category:
Miscellaneous

It is difficult to remember all, and ungracious to omit any. – Cicero

Category:
Miscellaneous

I have little confidence in any enterprise or business or investment that promises dividends only after the death of the stockholders. – Robert G. Ingersoll

Category:
Miscellaneous

Random Quotes

Im thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things couldve gone the other way. – Rick Springfield

Category:
thankful

Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does. – Walter Murch

Category:
Art

A liberal-arts education is supposed to provide you with a value system, a standard, a set of ideas, not a job. – Caroline Bird

Category:
College

Its a paradox to be an actress, living in the city, taking planes all the time, trying to find the right balance in this life, which is not so eco-friendly, and still try to respect the environment. – Marion Cotillard

Category:
respect