"It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend."
― Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Men
― Francois de La Rochefoucauld
More From Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- "Heat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while."
- "As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing."
- "It is a great act of cleverness to be able to conceal one’s being clever."
More In Men
- "All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words “Ich bin ein Berliner!”"― John F. Kennedy
- "Men should only believe half of what women say. But which half?"― Jean Giraudoux
- "All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers."― Francois Fenelon