Francois de La Rochefoucauld Reason Quotations

The reason that lovers never weary each other is because they are always talking about themselves.

We do not wish ardently for what we desire only through reason.

The intellect of the generality of women serves more to fortify their folly than their reason.

Youth is a continual intoxication; it is the fever of reason.

We have not strength enough to follow our reason so far as it would carry us.

We often are consoled by our want of reason for misfortunes that reason could not have comforted.

Reason alone is insufficient to make us enthusiastic in any matter.

We have not enough strength to follow all our reason.

Fortune cures us of many faults that reason could not.